UFC star Meatball Molly to open Polpetta at Baltic Market

Opening on 5 July in street food venue Baltic Market, Polpetta will serve a menu of subs including the meatball sub with beef and sausage meatballs, sugo, provolone, pecorino and basil; the deli meat sandwich made with whipped nduja ricotta, fennel salami, bresaola, honey vinaigrette and seasonal salad leaves; and the ‘Heavyweight’ sandwich made with Italian beef, braised beef, beef fat mayo, roasted peppers, pickled onion and bone marrow jus.

Also on the menu will be spaghetti polpetta with 36-month parmesan and gremolata; and fettuccine alfredo with truffle pecorino and pangrattato alongside sides that will include courgettes fries with parmesan, roast garlic aioli and lemon; house-made crisps; and olives. There will also be weekly specials.

Polpetta has been created by Liverpudlian and mixed martial artist McCann, who is knows as Meatball Molly on the UFC circuit, and her best friend and creator of The Macro Kitchen, Joel McCarthy.

McCann gained her nickname Meatball after running the second busiest subway in the UK at the age of 18 to 22.

“After years of wanting to bring our concept to life, it feels amazing to be launching Polpetta at Baltic Market next month. The market is the perfect place to launch our start-up, giving us a platform to showcase our Italian-inspired dishes to the people of Liverpool and beyond who regularly visit the venue,” they say.

“We’ve carefully created the menu at Polpetta to give our guests a true taste of Italy with big, bold flavours. We’re preparing to open at the Baltic Market just like we’re training for a fight… The training is over and we’re ready for the weigh-in and to smash it from Wednesday 5th July onwards.”

Polpetta will join traders at Baltic Market that include Hafla Hafla, Press Bros, Midnight Delivery, The Little Furnace, La Bistroteca, and Spice Thai.

“We’re absolutely buzzing to have Molly and Joel at the market. They’re going to be taking Italian inspired subs and pasta to the next level,” says Tim Haggis, co-founder of Baltic Market,

“Being a lifelong UFC fan makes it even sweeter as I’ve seen Molly perform live many times and deliver those knockout blows so it almost doesn’t seem real that she’ll be coming to the market to deliver some here.”