Meet ‘Cug’: The Staten Island native behind TikTok’s biggest Italian sandwich videos

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Garlic powder “runs through his veins,” and he doesn’t just slice a loaf of bread, he “rips open a gluten goddess.”

Danny Mondello doesn’t just talk sandwiches — he’s turned them into a social media phenomenon — with 2.6 million TikTok followers and another 1.5 million on Instagram…

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