Stanley Tucci Loves Our Salt
The ever so charming Stanley Tucci spoke with Bon Appetit on his family’s Thanksgiving must-haves. One item that’s not up for debate? To come bearing …
Not All Salt is Created Equal
Where would we be without Salt? – James Beard Gucciardo Sea Salt from Trapani, Sicily, is the maximum expression of sea salt. It is harvested …
Our favorite way to eat fresh tomatoes
Did you notice that our quantities are comically imprecise? We firmly believe that recipes are guidelines. They are not commandments. Our friend Alice Waters says …
Samin Nosrat Loves Our Sea Salt
Chef Samin Nosrat, author of bestselling cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and star of the Netflix series adaptation, recently told Food & Wine about her five favorite sea …
Postcard From Sicily!
Postcard from the Salt Flats Trapani, Sicily Our friend Kristy Mucci just visited Trapani. To say she was enamored by traditional Sicilian sea salt production …
Pasta with Caperberries, Hake, and Sun Dried Tomatoes
Gustiamo is on a caperberry kick. We can’t stop cooking with them; we’ve been adding caperberries to just about everything lately. When our friend, Chef Silvia …
The Secret is Salt, says Marcella Hazan
The esteemed Signora Hazan continues to feed us by guiding our cooking. She is our spirit guide mentor. We talk and think about her every …
Sicilian Extra Virgin Olive Oil Gelato
Pastry Chef Eileen Guastella blew us away with her EVOO gelato. If anyone knows how to work olive oil into a sweet dish, it is …
Never Use This!
Marcella says: Never use industrial salt, it comes from a chemistry laboratory! Use a natural salt. For example, use sea salt from the salt pans …
Just Back in the Warehouse! Fiore di Sale – Flower of Salt
As Vincenzo Gucciardo collects sea salt in his salt pans in the province of Trapani, the water evaporates and the salt starts to crystallize. The …
Artisanal Sea Salt from a WWF Reserve in Sicilia
Try our artisanal unrefined sea salt! It contains less sodium and it “salts” more. Therefore, it is good for you! Harvested by hand since the …
Balsamic Vinegar and EV Olive Oil with Gelato
We celebrated US National Ice Cream month, Gustiamo style, using both traditional balsamic vinegar from Modena and EV olive oil. A few drops of the …
Trapani Sea Salt is a Slow Food Presidium
Enzo Gucciardo, Gustiamo’s salinaro (salt maker), could not attend the Salone del Gusto, but the Slow Food Presidium “artisanal sea salt from Trapani” was …
Whole Fish in Crosta di Sale – A Recipe Anybody Can Do.
This is another recipes for dummies. You can’t fail and it is incredibly good and good for you.
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