by Jodie Morgan

A million years ago, a fresh faced 20-something and a curly headed 30-something walked into an Italian grocery in the heart of New Orleans and ordered a muffaletta. Hand in hand, those two love birds shared a wheel of Italian delight stuffed with salty, rich cured meats and cheeses and oozing with a briny olive salad.

Even though the fresh faced 20-something was doing her best to remain attractive in the eyes of her new partner, she feasted upon the sandwich with her elbows firmly planted on the table, with the briny juice of pickled salad running down her forearms. 

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