Field Report: Sfingi Taste Test
A Side-by-Side Taste Test of Two Brownstone Brooklyn Versions of a Classic Italian Pastry.
For centuries, the pastries Sfingi and Zeppole have become synonymous with the Catholic celebration of St. Joseph’s Day on March 19. Most people have heard of zeppole. Sfingi is more obscure. But if you live in old-school Italian neighborhoods—like the Carroll Gardens section of B…