JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN TODAY IS LAUREN FROM THE CENTRAL OHIO CENTRAL OHIO HOT JAZZ SOCIETY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME!

>> SO, TELL US ABOUT THE CENTRAL OHIO HOT JAZZ SOCIETY?

>> SO, THE CENTRAL OHIO HOT JAZZ SOCIETY IS A GROUP THAT PRESERVES AND PROMOTES AN EARLY FORM OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC THAT ORIGINATED IN THE LATE 19th CENTURY, IN NEW ORLEANS.

AND WE DO THAT BY SPONSORING VERY PROFESSIONAL CONCERTS, COMMUNITY JAM SESSIONS, AND SPONSORING LOCAL DANCE CLUBS.

>> THAT IS AMAZING!

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KEEP THIS TYPE OF MUSIC ALIVE AND CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY.

AMAZING!

WELL, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE ARE MAKING TODAY.

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE DISH?

>> WE ARE MAKING A MUFFALETTA, AND WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SANDWICH RIGHT HERE, FROM NEW ORLEANS, LIKE THE MUSIC WE PLAY.

SO, IT IS CONNECTED, THE FOOD AND THE MUSICS, IT IS ALL RELATED.

SO, I KNOW THIS CAN KIND OF BE A COMPLICATED PROCESS, WE ARE GOING TO SIMPLIFY IT TODAY, RIGHT?

>> YES, SIMPLE IS BEST, ALWAYS.

>> WE WILL HAVE THE FULL RECIPE ON HER WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE BREAD RECIPE, IF PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE A PROJECT OUT OF IT.

>> YEAH!

>> SO, TELL US WHAT INGREDIENTS WE NEED TO GET STARTED.

>> TO TODAY, TO IT WE NEED ONE MUFFALETTA ROW, TWO AND HALF CUPS OF SALAD, A THIRD OF A POUND OF THINLY SLICED MORTADELLA A THIRD OF A POUND THINLY SLICED CHEMICAL A THIRD OF A POUND THINLY SLICED PROVOLONE CHEESE.

>> THAT IS AN INTENSE INGREDIENT LIST BUT IT WILL BE DELICIOUS.

LET'S PUT ALL THE LAYERS TOGETHER.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

>> DO YOU FIND THAT THESE INGREDIENTS ARE HARD TO FIND?

OR, CAN YOU GO TO A GROCERY STORE, SPECIALTY MARKET?

>> I THINK YOU CAN FIND THEM AT YOUR LOCAL DELI.

>> GREAT!

LAUREN, BEFORE WE GET STARTED LABORING THESE INCREDIBLE INGREDIENTS, TELL ME WHAT SOMEONE CAN EXPECT FROM ATTENDING A JAM SESSION?

>> SO, WHEN THEY COME TO A JAM SESSION, IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY, AND MAKING MUSIC, AND DANCING TOGETHER.

SO, IF YOU COME EARLY AT THE BEGINNING, WE USUALLY HAVE ONE OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE --WITH SWING COLUMBUS, TEACHING A JAM LESSON.

SO, THEY WILL TEACH YOU A LITTLE LESSON ABOUT HOW TO SWING.

AND IF YOU STICK AROUND, YOU CAN ACTUALLY ENJOY THE MUSIC OR EVEN PLAY WITH US ON STAGE.

SO, WE HAVE A BOOK, A BOOK OF STANDARDS WE PLAY OUT OF, THE REAL DIXIELAND BOOK.

SOME PEOPLE ALSO BRING SONGS THAT THEY HAVE ARRANGED, OR ENJOY TO SHARE.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING LIKE PIANO, GUITAR, A BRASS INSTRUMENT, A WOODWIND INSTRUMENT, OR EVEN VIOLIN --I PLAY VIOLIN -- [ LAUGHTER ] >> YOU ARE LIKE, I AM GOING TO JAM!

>> YES, YOU CAN COME AND JAM AND WE OFTEN REVISIT THE SONGS, SO THESE ARE THINGS YOU CAN PRACTICE AND COME BACK TOGETHER AND PLAY EVEN BETTER.

>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE SO MUCH FUN, SO YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A MUSICIAN TO GO.

YOU CAN ENJOY THE NIGHT OR DANCE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

COME OUT AND ENJOY MUSIC.

>> SOUNDS LIKE SO MUCH FUN.

OKAY, I THINK WE SHOULD START BUILDING THE SECRETLY SANDWICH.

WHAT DO WE START WITH?

>> SO, THE FIRST THING WE ARE GOING TO START WITH, WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THIS BEAUTIFUL ROLE, AND WE ARE GOING TO LAYER OUR ALL OF SALAD ON IT AND THEN LAYERED THE MEATS.

>> SOUNDS DELICIOUS.

SO PRETTY.

SO, JUST BE GENEROUS WITH THIS DELICIOUS.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH OF IT.

>> I KNOW!

I NEED A BIGGER SPOON.

>> SANDWICH A MILE HIGH.

>> RIGHT!

>> IT'S TOO PRETTY TO EAT ON TV, I WILL TELL YOU THAT.

>> AND YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO INCLUDE THE OLIVE OIL SO THAT IT SOAKS INTO THE BREAD, YES.

>> I HAVE TO PICK UP THIS BOWL.

IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.

VERY YUMMY.

>> YES.

>> YEAH.

>> YOU DO YOU, IF YOU WANT BOTH SIDES OF THE BREAD.

IF YOU WANT TO LAYER BETWEEN A MEAT -- >> IT IS ALMOST LIKE A --IT IS HARD TO SPREAD.

OH, MY GOSH.

IT SMELLS INCREDIBLE!

>> NOBODY ELSE CAN SMELL IT.

SO, SORRY.

>> OKAY, AND THEN WE WILL ADD MORE OF THIS, MAYBE ON THE TOP, MAYBE?

>> YES, THERE WE GO.

VERY COLORFUL, TOO.

>> ABSOLUTELY, YOU CAN SEE THE PEPPERS AND OLIVES.

GORGEOUS.

AND THEN, WE ARE GOING TO LAYER OUR MEATS, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME SWEET AND SOME SPICY -- >> WE CAN MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH?

>> ONE SIDE SUITE, ONE SIDE SPICY.

>> DO WE START WITH THE MEAT, OR CHEESE FIRST?

IS THERE A PROTOCOL?

>> SALAMI IS TYPICALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FIRST.

>> OKAY.

>> AND THEN, WE LAYER.

>> YES.

HOW MANY DOES THIS FEED?

THIS ISN'T ONE OR TWO?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

WITH MY APPETITE, I COULD EAT A WHOLE ONE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> I MEAN, YES.

THAT DEPENDS.

I HAVE TO REMEMBER --SHOULD I PUT IT OVER THERE?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF YOU WANT TO LAYER -- YOU COULD MAYBE LAYER SOME OF THE -- >> OKAY, JUST KIND OF MIX IT UP.

DO YOU LAY IT FLAT?

>> YEAH, I LIKE TO LAY IT FLAT, IT'S EASIER TO CUT.

AND THEN, I WILL DO THE SPICY ONES, TOO, ON THIS SIDE.

>> SO, I WILL ADD THE SWEET CHEMICAL ON THE SIDE.

THIS HAS THE PEPPERCORNS IN IT, RIGHT?

>> I LOVE A GOOD MORTADELLA.

>> SO GOOD.

>> I ACTUALLY GOT TO TRAVEL LAST YEAR TO BLOG NO.

>> FANCY BALONEY, ESPECIALLY.

THESE ARE FANCY MEATS.

>> I LOVE HOW COLORFUL THE SPICY ONE IS.

>> YES, IT'S REALLY LET YOU KNOW, NOT THE SWEET ONE.

>> AND THEN, WHEN DOES THE CHEESE COME IN?

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU CAN DO MULTI LAYERS IF YOU WANT.

SPREAD IT OUT.

THERE WE GO.

LIPS.

THEY ARE STICKING TOGETHER.

>> YEAH, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO PEEL IT IN.

AND THEN CUT.

>> GOING TO BE SO GOOD.

>> OKAY.

AND THEN, MORE MEAT?

>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

IF YOU WANT TO PUT SOME MORE ON -- >> DO WE DO MORE OF THIS NOW, OR IS THAT AT THE END?

>> I THINK YOU COULD.

YOU COULD PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE LAYER, IF YOU WANT.

>> YEAH, LET'S GIVE IT A GO.

>> BEAUTIFUL RECIPE FOR A SANDWICH.

>> YEAH.

GIULIANI WOULD APPROVE.

>> IS THAT A DATED REFERENCE?

>> NO, IT IS ON NETFLIX, KIDS CAN WATCH IT.

>> I'M GETTING TO THAT AGE, TOO.

MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS TELLING ME -- >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> FANTASTIC.

I WILL PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON MINE, AS WELL.

GORGEOUS.

AND THEN, KATE, IF YOU WANT TO ADD A LITTLE MORE TO GO ON MY SIDE, I WOULD LOVE THAT.

>> RIGHT HERE.

>> IT'S GETTING TALL!

>> IT SURE IS.

IT SEEMS LIKE A CARTOON SANDWICH.

>> [ LAUGHTER ] >> YEAH!

>> WHAT --DO WE DO OLIVES, NOW?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK YOU HAVE TO DO IT, ALL.

>> LEANED IN!

WOW.

WE ARE STILL GOING.

>> WE ARE STILL GOING.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN FIT IT IN YOUR MOUTH, IT IS NOT TALL ENOUGH, YET.

>> [ LAUGHTER ] TREATMENT.

GOODNESS, GRACIOUS.

THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.

STACK OF MEAT.

DO WE CHANGE AGAIN?

>> SURE!

KEEP IT GOING!

>> HOLY MOLY.

NOW, I THINK THE REAL TRICK IS GOING TO BE, HOW DO WE -- [ LAUGHTER ] HOW DO WE GET THE OTHER SIDE ON?

[ LAUGHTER ] >> ALL RIGHT.

THIS FEELS LIKE A GOOD --I THINK?

HERE, LET ME FINISH THIS LAST LITTLE CHEESE LAYER, HERE.

OH, MY GOSH.

>> HERE WE GO.

IT IS NICELY --IT IS THINLY SLICED.

>> YOU HAVE TO WORK AT IT POINT MAC TO FINISH THAT TOP LAYER, MAYBE WE WILL LEAVE A COUPLE PIECES.

>> YEAH.

>> THERE WE GO.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE CAN DO THIS.

>> I NEED THIS AT OUR NEXT MARDI GRAS.

>> OH, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> THERE WE GO.

A LITTLE HERE, A LITTLE THERE.

>> FANTASTIC.

>> OKAY, ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS?

>> IT HAS TO BE AT THE SAME TIME.

READY?

ONE, TWO, THREE!

MY GOD, THAT IS HUGE!

>> WHAT DO WE DO, NOW?

IT NEEDS TO SIT FOR A LITTLE BIT?

>> YOU COULD WRAP IT AND LET IT ABSORB SOME OF THE OLIVE OIL AND USES A LITTLE BIT.

>> GOSH, IT IS BEAUTIFUL!

>> IT SURE IS.

IT SURE IS.

>> CAN YOU IMAGINE LIKE, A MILE HIGH SANDWICH?

ALL RIGHT, SO, WE WILL LET IT SIT FOR A LITTLE BIT AND SEE HOW IT TASTES.

I CAN'T WAIT.

>> YEAH!

[ LAUGHTER ] >> OKAY, LAUREN, THESE LOOK INCREDIBLE, THEY ARE HUMONGOUS.

>> THEY ARE.

>> THE IDEA IS TO SLICE THEM UP, SHARE THEM WITH FRIENDS, A LITTLE BIT.

WE LET THEM SIT A LITTLE BIT, BUT IF YOU COULD LET THEM SIT FOR AN HOUR?

>> AN HOUR TO LET THEM ABSORB THE, BUT LONGER THAN THAT IT WILL START TO GET SOGGY.

>> AND YOU WANT TO BE IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS AMAZING.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> SO, I AM EXCITED TO TRY THIS, BUT TELL ME ABOUT THE COLLABORATION YOU HAVE HERE?

>> A LOT OF OUR COLLABORATIONS ARE DENSE ORGANIZATIONS, SO WE WORK WITH SWING COLUNGA'S, SWING CLUB AND THEY ARE AS MANY OF OUR EVENTS AND SOMETIMES THEY COME OUT IN VINTAGE ATTIRE, WHICH IS VERY FUN.

WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL COLLEGES, SO WE HAVE HAD PISTON UNIVERSITY, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR A COLLEGE BAND NIGHT, AND THAT IS PART OF OUR EDUCATION OUTREACH, TO GET THESE YOUNG MUSICIANS PLAYING THIS MUSIC AND SHARING IT WITH THE LARGER COMMUNITY.

>> THAT IS GREAT!

>> WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH OHIO HISTORY CONNECTIONS, AND SPONSORED BANDS AT THE OHIO VILLAGE.

>> LAUREN, WHAT IS ONE LAST THING YOU WOULD LIKE FOLKS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CENTRAL OHIO HOT JAZZ SOCIETY?

>> ABSOLUTELY, I HOPE THEY WILL COME OUT TO SOME OF OUR REGULAR EVENTS, LIKE OUR JAMS, OUR PROFESSIONAL CONCERTS, AND SOME OF OUR LARGER SPECIAL EVENTS.

WE PUT ON A MARDI GRAS SOME YEARS.

AND A BIG SHOWCASE FOR THE YEAR IS OUR FALL HARVEST, AND WE DO THAT IN A BALLROOM.

IT IS A LONG EVENT ABOUT FIVE OR SIX HOURS, WE PLAY MULTIPLE BANDS, AND EVERYBODY COMES OUT TO DANCE, AND WE ALSO SPONSOR A CHARITY SO PEOPLE CAN BRING FOOD FOR THE MID-OHIO FOOD BANK.

>> WHAT A WONDERFUL INITIATIVE.

THAT'S GREAT!

IT'S A DELIGHT TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY MAKING THIS GARGANTUAN, BEAUTIFUL SANDWICH.

>> DEFINITELY.

>> WHICH WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE ANYONE HERE EAT RIGHT NOW, WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN SEE US.

BUT, THANK YOU, LAUREN.

>> YEAH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME!

>> TO LEARN MORE, FIND THEM ONLINE AT GOHJF.

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