A cannoli-slinging cowboy is handing out free pastries in Richmond on Friday.
Why it matters: He’s had the internet salivating in the comments for months, and not just for his desserts.
Catch up quick: Cowboy Cannolis is a Nashville-based company that’s gone viral in the past year for videos of a cowboy-hatted man filling the pastry’s holes with sweet cream and dipping them in chocolate chips.
- The cannoli are stored in the Cannoli Cowboy’s vintage-style vendor tray, which he hangs around his neck and has the words “freshly piped” on it.
- Every time the Cowboy Cannolis Instagram posts him, the replies are some iteration of “he is the sweet treat,” “cannoli daddy” and other things we can’t print — from both men and women.
Yes, but: Before you get too excited, there is, in fact, a Cannoli Cowgirl — and they’re both the co-founders and together…