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Genero’s Brings Big Italian Sandwiches to The Barlow

  • February 26, 2026
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  • Cassidy Johnston

Chef Ian Marks is a meat man who fell in love with a butcher’s daughter and opened a tiny Italian deli with her. Eight days in, business is brisk, though the slicer just broke, they’re out of prosciutto and a line is growing in front of their sandwich shop, Genero’s Delicatessen.

“This is way beyond our expectations,” Marks said, smiling through visible exhaustion. “The feedback has been great and I think we made the right choice.”

Read the full article by Heather Irwin here:

https://www.sonomamag.com/generos-brings-big-italian-sandwiches-to-the-barlow/