YNY TV: The 84th Feast of San Gennaro - www.yeahnewyork.com

The Feast of San Gennaro is an annual religious outdoor festival located in Little Italy. This year, the 84th celebration spans from September 16 to September 26 daily from 11:30am to 11:30pm. On September 16th, the Feast of San Gennaro opened to crowds of people walking the streets, visiting the Most Precious Blood Church, and of course eating a lot of food.

Possibly the most consumed food of the day was the cannoli, a Sicilian pastry which consists of fried dough surrounding a creamy, delicious filling. The Feast of San Gennaro World Cannoli Eating Championship was the perfect way to get everyone hyped for the eleven-day long festival. The competition was intense and a little disgusting, but it was definitely a sight to see. Yeah New York went to Little Italy to witness the contest for ourselves, getting up close to the cannoli eating and even getting sprayed with some residue along the way (ew).

Gianni Russo of The Godfather fame amongst many other achievements was there to help emcee the competition. We caught up with him after to ask about his involvement in The Feast of San Gennaro, what he thought of the contest, and why he loves Mulberry Street. Watch our interview here.

The Feast of San Gennaro is still running until Sunday so be sure to head to Little Italy—you don't want to miss this!

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[crescenzo2012]

Question: How are the contestants selected? I'd like to enter but don't want to travel all the way from Australia to find I don't even qualify.

[muzixan]

Good shot at the 9 second mark.This contest was fixed.Crazy Legs is a pro & would never have a reversal.The Shea brothers threw US SHE-Male a bone.God knows what he had to do for it.