by Eric Sandler

At 9 a.m. on a recent rainy Sunday morning, 75 people gathered at a Midtown bakery. Their mission: Turn over 920 pounds of beef into 15,000 meatballs to serve at the 35th annual Italian Festival that begins Thursday night on the campus of St. Thomas University. It was a culmination of a three-day process that includes preparing all the spices on day one and mixing it together with the meat on day two.

Meatballs are one of the many food items available at the festival. Other options include spaghetti, eggplant parmesan, artichokes, Sicilian pizza, cannoli and more. The vast majority are made by volunteers, although some of the more complicated dishes, such as chicken marsala, are made by a local restaurant.

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