Now that they’re in the bread aisle of your local Kroger, pretzel buns aren’t as exotic as they used to be. But the pretzels that former Gray & Dudley chef Levon Wallace has been creating at his FatBelly Pretzels are really remarkable. Sold weekly at the East Nashville and Richland Park farmers markets, his twisty treats are fantastic dipped in one of his cheese or mustard accompaniments, but they really shine as the foundation of his special muffulettas. A jumbo toasted sesame seed/pretzel bun stuffed with house-smoked bologna, soppressata and provolone and slathered with pickled olive and veggie giardiniera is totally worth waiting in line for.
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