 The
Blues City Deli is
at the corner of Victor and McNair in historic Benton Park. When
walking in to the little south side deli I was instantly greeted
by Vince, who was proudly guarding the counter. Blues music was
playing and blues greats adorned the interior brick wall.
I
had the “Valenza Special” Muffuletta. The players
on this massive 8” sandwich are: Genoa Salami - Ham -
Mortadella - Mozzarella
Homemade Olive Salad – all on Italian bread. To chase
it down I enjoyed a chilled bottle, yes bottle of grape soda.
Folks from the hood distant and far came out. The weather was
great, and the eats, well I’ll be back!
Saturday,
November 6, 2004 was the grand opening and grand it was. Brian
Curran sat out front with his dobro guitar entertaining
the patrons and neighbors walking by. Brian played a lot, some
slide, and sang a bit. No microphones, no amps, just Brian,
his guitar and a breeze – a terrific combination for a
beautiful fall Saturday afternoon. I was sitting there thinking
what a great day it was, then it got better. I was given a chocolate,
chocolate chip cookie, mmm good. As far as Brian, he sounded
great - better live than his CD’s. Be sure to catch him
playing around town. I was amazed at the sound his dobro was
putting out, I was also amazed with the music, it did not sound
like a one-man band.
Jeremy
Segel-Moss and Kari Liston of the Bottoms
Up Blues Gang were among the crowd taking in the tunes and
enjoying the eats. The Blues City Deli gets a 5 on the old STLBluesometer.
Visit often, tell them Cornbread sent you.
Ciao’
for now, peace.
Cornbread
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