By Ashleigh Ruhl

Pulling hot focaccia out of the oven, Angelo Marciuliano of Angelo's Italian Deli lifts the bread out of a heavy cast-iron pan, and the fresh-baked smell drifts out of the tiny La Verne Avenue storefront as it has for nearly 15 years in Belmont Shore.

But there's extra haste in his work, and a bigger smile too, as Marciuliano last Friday celebrated the expansion of his business. The Italian native more than quadrupled the square footage of Angelo's by taking over the space next door, which was formerly occupied by Phuket Thai (5274 E. Second St.).

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