What happens to mozzarella made in Bensonhurst when it’s imported to that far off land known as the Upper West Side? Uh, the price goes up. Waaaaaay up. We see that Whole Foods in Columbus Circle’s Time Warner Center is selling “Lioni’s in Brooklyn” beautiful homemade mozzarella balls…for $9.50 a ball. Is this the same Lioni’s that we buy as homemade mozzarella in Bensonhurst for $4.50 a ball? Yes, it is and we certainly hope that Lioni’s is getting a cut of the exorbitant price hike that Whole Foods is imposing.
–Vanessa Raymond