Francis: The Face of New York's Cookie
<p><span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span>' <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p><span word="Belmont">Belmont</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bronx">Bronx</span>", <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Artuso">Artuso</span> <span word="Pastry">Pastry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caf">caf</span>é <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gearing">gearing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span>' <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="dessert">dessert</span>.</p><p><span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span>" <span word="cookie">cookie</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="shortbread">shortbread</span> <span word="pastry">pastry</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vanilla">vanilla</span> <span word="icing">icing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="papal">papal</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Benedict">Benedict</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="Atop">Atop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vanilla">vanilla</span> <span word="icing">icing</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tasty">tasty</span> <span word="paste">paste</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="ink">ink</span>, <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span>' <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="Natalia">Natalia</span> <span word="Corridori">Corridori</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sin">sin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miracles">miracles</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Corridori">Corridori</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> $2.95 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rocketed">rocketed</span>. <span word="Baker">Baker</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Hern">Hern</span>á<span word="ndez">ndez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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