Zeppole for St. Joseph's Day in Pittburgh?

[theprintedpage]

I'm new to Pittsburgh this year and am wonderfing how to get my zeppole fix tomorrow on St. Joseph's Day. I've called a few bakeries and they've never heard of zeppole. Does anyone have an idea where I can get them?

[MondoMunch]

I feel the same way. I'm from RI and can't find one bakery in the Burgh that knows what I'm talking about. I even check out Bloomfield. Nada
Next year I guess I will have to make them. Then sell them and make some good money.

[theprintedpage]

Thanks, all, for your help. I think next year I'll have to make them myself!

[yayadave]

So far you've posted from San Fransisco, Rome, and Pittsburgh. At that rate, you may be in Naples by next St. Joseph Day.

[Bigley9]

Maybe you could order them....I know many italian bakeries in Phila have them for Saint Joseph's day (which I know was yesterday, but they have them all around the day!)

http://www.termini.com/termini.htm

[yayadave]

Bravo Italiana offered zeppole on their Sunday brunch menu for a while. I'm not sure if their going to continue zeppole or the Sunday brunch. I think they had to make the zeppole to order.

[Panini Guy]

Zeppole were big in NY/CT/NJ, mostly at church fair celebrations for the different patron saint days and at outdoor festivals. Rarely saw them on a menu anywhere. Whenever I describe it to someone around Pgh, they immediately think funnel cake, sometimes pizza fritte, both along same lines, but flat.

[Rick]

I've lived here all my life, never heard of the either. Were you able to find them, they sure do look good from what I pulled up on the internet.

[yayadave]

I was surprised at how hard this was in Pittsburgh. The only places that I could think of were Oakmont Bakery and Moio's. http://www.moios.com/flash.htm

But these may not be a bakery item as much as a donut shop item. Sure is a puzzle.