Truffle Brothers is a new Mid-City salumeria from Italian brothers Michael and Marco Pietroiacovo. The brothers behind the business grew up in Campobosso and supply restaurants with black and white truffles (when in season) plus other Italian imports. Look past deli cases and shelves of ingredients to find seven panini ($9.99 each) listed on a blackboard. Weekdays from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., you can order sandwiches filled with proteins like prosciutto, speck, and spicy salame. The Truffle Brothers dress some sandwiches with truffle honey or truffle sauce, which has never been my speed.

I opted for Porchetta Panino ($9.99). This wasn’t the type of rich, well-spiced specimen I’ve become accustomed to that combines crisp-skinned belly and meaty loin. Instead, this silky deli-style meat was thin-sliced, heated, and combined with sweet caramelized onions and sharp Sardo Dolce (Pecorino) cheese on crusty bread. Each Truffle Brothers sandwich comes with a side salad of mixed greens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and balsamic that’s far from a throwaway. I learned that it’s possible to enjoy Truffle Brothers even if you don’t like truffles, especially when sitting on their quite pleasant, planter-lined patio.

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