They are the focus of this book. They each have a different story to tell, and a recipe to share. In 1927, when Lillian Licata Arnone was born, her father, Tony Licata, started his poultry market on Gratiot and Vernor in a space rented from the Germack family. After Extensive remodeling and modernizing, today's customers are served from a center aisle, running front to back, with long refrigerated counters on each side. Midway down the aisle at the ordering, weighing, and paying area, you can catch a glimpse of your poultry being prepared on stainless steel tables.
Capital buys their fryers, roasters, and capons from Amish farmers in northeastern Indiana.
These free-range chickens are totally grain fed. During Thanksgiving week, Arnone's turkey population jumps to over 2,000, and they work around the clock to get them ready. Arnones opened a warehouse on the north side of the freeway in the 90's, meeting federal guidelines to sell wholesale. Larry Arnone, another son, runs the warehouse. During the war, throngs of people came to the Market.