Johnny Marzetti, or simply marzetti, is an American

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dish in the

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prepared with

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or Italian sausage, and a

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that may include

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and

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History

Johnny Marzetti originated in

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, at Marzetti's, an Italian restaurant established in 1896 at Woodruff Avenue and High Street by Italian immigrant Teresa Marzetti. One of the dishes Marzetti offered her customers was a baked casserole of ground beef, cheese, tomato sauce, and noodles that she named for her brother-in-law, Johnny. Teresa Marzetti was the first person to serve the casserole Johnny Marzetti in a restaurant. Proximity to the nearby

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helped the first restaurant succeed and spread Marzetti's fame. By the 1920s, it had become popular across Ohio and the

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. The original restaurant closed in 1942, but a second location, opened in 1919, remained in operation until Teresa Marzetti died in 1972. Marzetti's later became known for various salad dressings, which are still produced under the T. Marzetti Company label. Johnny Marzetti also became a popular dish in the former

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, where Zonians referred to the dish as "Johnny Mazetti".

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Kitchen Mailbox: Johnny Marzetti immortalized as casserole
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