Of all the suggestions about what to hide in the North End Map, we spent the most time thinking about cannolis. But thinking about cannolis for any length of time can only lead to one thing and we know you know what we’re talking about here…
Capone Foods, where these beauties were made, has been run by Al Capone in Union Square Somerville for three decades now but Capone Foods started as Al Capone Cheese Company in The North End and sold 10-12,000 lbs of cheese a week as one of the area’s largest cheese suppliers! Capone Foods now distributes Italian foods to grocery stores all over the area. Their specialty is fresh pasta, but their cannolis are THE BEST!
We love you Al!!!
I believe the pizza shop on Blackstone Street facing the Haymarket stalls is still an Al Capone operation, or at least it uses the Al Capone name. I’ll be buying my weekly fruit at the Haymarket later today and will confirm this.