Though we will doubtlessly be covering lots of hero sandwiches in this column, today we consider the meatball parm hero. One of the best places to look for these is at neighborhood pizzerias ...

I went with a friend this weekend to check out the sandwiches at 1012 Kitchen — an offshoot of the fabled DiFara Pizza — to find a slender menu with only nine heroes of a purely classic sort ...

How to form the sandwich: It seems daunting to slice into piping-hot dough, so make sure to form the crescent-shaped sandwich carefully. Use enough flour to prevent too much sticking from the top ...