On Wed, 2 May 2012 17:15:00 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> On May 2, 11:40*am, sf > wrote:
> >
> > I think stromboli is an idea that is still limited to the East
> > although it was popularized by a movie (personally, it's a revolting
> > thought). *I've never seen it on a menu out West and nobody I know
> > talks about it either (even ethnic Italians). *I'm sure you can
> > understand the concept; Italy is a small country and yet there are
> > dishes so regional that the towns next door don't make them.
>
> Tony DiMaggio's of Campbell and San Jose boasts they make the
> "original" stromboli. Check their yelp web reviews for pictures. It
> looks like Pandora's style, but not nearly as attractive.
>
> Formico's in Palo Alto (RIP) made a garbage pizza they called
> stromboli. No idea why.

I've never been to either one (or heard of them)... and I bet they
started making stromboli after the movie, not before.

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