20-03-2025
New Orleans to make world's largest pasta bowl
New Orleanians can get a free pasta lunch Friday as part of the city's festivities for St. Joseph's Day.
The big picture: The Italian American St. Joseph Society is making what it calls the world's largest bowl of pasta con la sarde at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
It will have 500 pounds of pasta topped with red gravy, sardines, anchovies, pine nuts and breadcrumbs, society president Peter Gilberti tells Axios.
The society has been making the dish for years, and it usually feeds about 400 people with plenty of leftovers, he said.
Zoom in: David Greco, owner of Mike's Deli and Arthur Avenue Caterers in the Bronx, is leading the cooking team again. He plans to start in the kitchen at 4:30am Friday.
The 53rd annual pasta party starts at noon in the hotel's Churchill ballroom. It's a free event with music, wine and dancing.
Zoom out: The society's annual parade rolls at 6pm Saturday. It includes a moving St. Joseph's altar.
The parade starts at the Hilton and winds through the CDB and French Quarter before returning to the hotel.
The procession has been altered due to French Quarter security concerns. Only walking participants — no vehicles — will parade on the Bourbon Street portion, Gilberti tells Axios.
The Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade has been rescheduled to 10am March 29. It was canceled March 16 due to severe weather.
