Ep. 75: An Italian Sausage Kingpin and His Mexi-Korean Best Bite

Delicious City Philly

Fact: There’s no shortage of great places for a sandwich around Philly. However, Rocco’s Italian Sausages [Yup, the ones by the Home Depot] goes over the top. We're talking eggs and steak, jerk chicken, sweet and hot sausage, and vegetarian options, too! And we have one of the OGs in studio today, Dan Winter, who's going to tell us how he expanded the Rocco’s brand over the years and what the Philly region means to the team.

• (00:00) A Rocco’s sweatsuit: Do we need it? (Yes. The answer is yes
• (03:01) Dave has been eating Rocco’s sandwiches for over 15 years now. Their trucks are posted up outside of Home Depots all over the area, where Dave used to work at. Gotta have a full belly to drive that forklift!
• (04:21) Dan tells Eli and Dave about bringing Rocco’s from Queens to Philly, and how the menu has evolved over the years
• (08:52) What’s Dan’s favorite sandwich that he makes? Pro tip: get there early in the day to grab a seeded roll, Eli’s fave
• (25:20) In It to Win It: Get the secret word to win a gift card from Rocco’s, and then DM it to @deliciouscitypodcast on Instagram to enter the contest
• (28:08) Best Bites include a Mexi-Korean mash-up, an A+ omakase, and Eli and Dave’s dinner at Rice & Sambal. Plus: our favorite steakhouses
• (41:31) Events and Pop Ups: Eli’s got an event coming up that mixes our love of music and food, a few cool collabs, and a hot sauce festival!

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