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A History of Eating Contests at The Feast of San Gennaro

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Sunday, September 14th, 2025 | 1,109 views

San Gennaro bunting and lights across the street with the Italian flag and the empire state building

The feast of San Gennaro once hosted competitive eating contests for cannoli, meatballs, pizza, and zeppole, but then in 2023 all that changed. Here’s a look back at the history eating contests at the Feast.

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The History of Zeppole di San Giuseppe

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Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 | 4,608 views

The zeppole di San Giuseppe are filled with custard or ricotta cream

The zeppole di San Giuseppe are filled with custard or ricotta cream


The Feast of San Giuseppe is celebrated every year on March 19, and is also known as Festa del Papá, father’s day in Italy. The feast day celebrates Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary. But it also means one thing for Italian American bakeries: zeppole di San Giuseppe.

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