Famous Fat Dave video: Mole Poblano for a unique glimpse inside the beautiful home of Zarela of midtown east’s Zarela Restaurant fame

Famous Fat Dave video: Tacos for a journey to the center of a taco at Brooklyn’s Alma

Famous Fat Dave Video: Passover Brisket

And take a long hard look at the matzo webisode because Streits’ Matzo Factory - on the Lower East Side for more than 80 years - is moving to New Jersey soon where everything will be computerized so the matzo will cook evenly. Today it looks like a Jewish man’s vision of the future in 1925. In Jew Jersey . . . who knows?

Famous Fat Dave Video: Matzo

Don’t forget

Famous Fat Dave Website: Eating Tours

Famous Fat Dave Video: Easter Ham

Famous Fat Dave Video: Easter Eggs

Remember, I am NOT an actor. So it’s tough for me to act like a gentile and try to do all these Christian things. But I think you’ll be able to tell from the end of the ham video that I have no problem eating non kosher things.

Bruce Willis pulled off a classic Irish jig scene at the end of The Last Boy Scout. He did it to celebrate after sending the villain falling through the blades of a helicopter. I gave the dance a try too, and I think I came off ALMOST as cool.

Famous Fat Dave Video: Corned Beef And Cabbage

How do you think I did with my Irish jig at the begining of the St. Patty’s Day Holiday Foods webisode? Really? Let me hear it. Keep in mind that I was dancing my way all the way up that windswept Queens street in the moments before a snow storm wearing not too much. If you watch the last shot closely, you can see I’m getting no height on my kicks although I’m trying so hard. It was tough, but I do it for the love of the game.

And as if that’s not enough, you can catch me double fisting it in:

Famous Fat Dave Video: Irish Stew

Visit FamousFatDave.com for customized eating tours like my “East Meets Mouth” Asian Food Tour

If you’re sick of looking at my mug you’ll be pleased to find Grand Master Melly Mel making a special, albeit brief, guest appearance at the very top of today’s Holiday Foods episode.

Holiday Foods: Chocolate

Happy Valentine’s Day baby.

(THAT’S my girl)

Mardi Gras is over. But you can relive the party with two Famous Fat Dave webisodes on The History Channel:

Famous Fat Dave Video:  King Cake

And

Famous Fat Dave Video:  Jambalaya

LONG LIVE NEW ORLEANS!!!

Obama came to North Jersey yesterday to ask for my vote. Well, he wasn’t asking for my vote. He was asking for New Jersey votes. But he promised he’d end the war, end the mindset that got us into war, provide universal health care, fund schools, and put a chicken in every pot (he didn’t actually promise that last one). And he promised to do it by the end of his first term.

Maybe he can do it. Probably he can’t. But at least he’s saying he’ll give it a try which more than I can say for any other candidate.

The Kennedys were with him! Teddy and Caroline both. Plus Obama is a GREAT speaker, inspired and inspiring, so I ate up every word he said. And so did this little blonde boy, proving to me beyond a doubt that Obama is not just “the black candidate” like the Clinton campaign would have you think.

Obama was introduced at the Meadowlands by Travis Bickle himself (Robert DeNiro) so that was enough for me. That and the fact that Obama is “embarrassed” that we are even having a debate in this country about whether or not we should use torture. “Embarrassed” is the word I’ve been using this whole time.

But if I’m going to cross the river to the Jersey side, I’m not just going to attend a rally for a guy I decided to vote for six months ago. I’ve got to do some chowhounding. And if I’m going through the Lincoln Tunnel, Hoboken is the place to be.

The sign at the border of the city says “Birthplace of Frank Sinatra and Baseball.” So it must be one of the best places on earth. And my friend Adam Wade who works with me and my bro at NBC Sports did a hilarious video on a tuna and mozzarella sandwich at Fiore’s. I’d been meaning to get there for a long time.

Fiore’s is my kind of place: Established almost a century ago; Windows fogged up because they’re making mozzarella fresh all day; Signs on the walls that clearly haven’t been changed at least since the 50s.

Unfortunately the tuna sandwich of which Wade spoke is only on Fridays, but that’s okay because it gives me a good excuse to go back. I didn’t get a chance to dig into the amazing looking vat of oversized squid or stuffed peppers while I was there either:

I did get to try two different sandwiches. They have you pick out your own bread and bring it to the counter where a super nice guy in a grandpa hat makes your sandwich to order.

The proscuitto and sopressata with fresh mozzarella and red peppers was great. Fiore’s mozzarella is softer, wetter, and squishier than any I’ve ever had. And I’ve had ‘em all over the world (stretched Godfather reference). It had clearly been made within minutes of going onto my roll. I would have brought home a ball of it, but I just ate a ball from Joe’s Dairy on my block the day before, so I used my will power . . . and got a ball of smoked to change things up.

The special of the day - smoked ham with fresh mozzarella and gravy - blew my freaking mind. I went to sleep tasting it in my head, I dreamt about it all night, and I woke up thinking of it.

That part of Hoboken was so old school Italian. Satrialle’s Pork Store came to mind. I’d bet Guilliani.  Or McCain now.  But even the Italian civic club next to Fiore’s loved Obama.

And if you’ve got those guys on your side, you’re going places. Seriously. I’d have to imagine this is the first African American presidential candidate for whom they painted their windows. Obama has these old Italians, the Kennedys, and little blond children all pulling for him?!?! Plus he’s got Travis Bickle and Famous Fat Dave. This guy can win. So long as you remember to vote today.

Fiore, 4th St and Adams, Hoboken NJ

Barack Obama, www.BarackObama.com