The best of the best of the best… Italy’s Best Foods
What do they say about Gustiamo? This is Gale writing: “It has been many years since I first heard about your company from Arthur Schwartz’s …
Tuesday Tastings Resume @ Il Cantuccio
The pilot series of Tastings @ Il Cantuccio we did at the end of last year were so successful, we decided to continue them in …
Gustiamo New In from Maida Farm: Papaccelle and Cipollotto!
Papaccelle and Cipollotto Nocerino are two new products Gustiamo started to import from the Maida Vastola farm. Left, Beatrice between Francesco Vastola and Fabrizio, his …
Mystery Solved: What Are Cucunci???
Any confusion about what capers are? You’re probably more confused when you’re offered caperberries or (in Italian) cucunci? Here is ever more charming Gabriele Lasagni, …
Colatura, Lidia’s Magic Ingredient!!!
Last Saturday, Lidia Bastianich told the Wall Street Journal that Colatura is her magic ingredient for the Summer! We are so excited!!! This is what …
Gustiamo’s New Entry: The Juiciest Blonde!
Please welcome Casa Barone’s new baby, Arance di Sorrento’s jam. This is not just your ordinary orange jam: These oranges are the famous “Bionda di …
Martelli, Famiglia di Pastai. Much More than Pasta!
The packaging of Pasta Martelli is particularly visible. It puts you in a good mood just to look at it on the shelves of your …
Taganrog Is Back on Italy’s Birthday. Not a Coincidence!!!
Pasta Latini made with Taganrog wheat is FINALLY back, after a worldwide absence of two years!!! Why this long? This wheat is very delicate and …
Pasta Latini, the Preferred Pasta of the Next Iron Chefs!!!
Chef Amanda Freitag is a celebrity chef, one of those who go on tv to do all those famous shows like “chopped”, “next iron chef”, …
Gustiamo, Judith Klinger and Vook, a Food Revolution!!!
Do you know what Vook is? I had no idea (and no particular interest in learning), until our friend Judith Klinger told us she was …
World Premiere: NEW Pasta Latini in the Bronx!
The Latinis decided to give a new look to their legendary Pasta Latini! If you haven’t heard, the multicolored boxes are no longer of …
The New York Times Is Reading the GustiBlog
Wonder how one feels when your name is put in a list with the likes of the Washington Post, National Geographic, the Wall Street Journal…? …
Pasta Latini: Good Bye to the Legendary Red Box
When I last went to see Carlo and Carla Latini, last summer in Osimo, in the Marche region, I was introduced to the new addition …
Luigi Biasetto, Maestro Pastry Chef
Click the arrow below, it’s an interview with Luigi Biasetto, the Maestro Pastry Chef in Padova and King of Panettone! He says the Panettone is …
The Gomorrah Basket a.k.a. Long Life to Roberto Saviano.
Laura Caparrotti, formerly “only” a facebook friend, sent a message asking me to donate a basket for a fund raising. We receive so many similar …
San Matteo Organic Farm – A Tasting @ Il Cantuccio NYC
Carlo Limone is the owner of San Matteo, an organic farm near Giarre, a little village outside Catania, in Sicily. He sells his products to …
Gustiamo Tatstings @ Il Cantuccio NYC – Tuesday Number 2
Here we are @ Il Cantuccio, the wonderful bakery in the Village, with the three bakers/partners on site and on the wall: Camilla, Lorenzo and …
Become a 4Star Chef. First Rule: Use Best Ingeredients
Sam Sifton gave Del Posto 4 stars. WOW, last time an Italian restaurant was given 4 stars was in 1974!!! What an accomplishment! Wondering what …
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