At halftime, the irrepressible Philadelphia public-address announcer Dave Zinkoff gave away Formost salamis and New Phillies Cheroots cigars.

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In keeping with all the best Italian enotecas (wine bistros), the ceiling is hung with a variety of dried salamis, held together with frayed strings and wax.

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Stock up on picnic fixings of manuka wood-smoked New Zealand venison salami from Basecamp Salamis and organic camembert from The Cheese Barn, and catch a ferry from the nearby Fullers terminal to the art galleries and vineyards of Waiheke Island.

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