Today, we are excited to introduce you to a new supplier that offers delicious baked foods from a village called Jelsi in the region of Molise on Italy’s Adriatic coast.  It is there that we find the passionate Cianciullo family making biscotti, cornetti, and taralli, just to name a few specialties! Francesco Cianciullo says it is the memories of baking in the kitchen with his father that made him want to start his business and one day to pass it to his son, Pasquale. Using the finest ingredients, and traditional, artisanal methods, they offer the taste of an Italian family kitchen to...

Every year the time seems to fly by faster, and here we are in December once again!  It’s Christmas time, and in Italy markets are opening, cities are lighting their trees, and the spirit of Christmas warms the chilled air. If you are still thinking through your Christmas list this year, we have put together a guide to help give you some ideas for the special people in your life.  Please enjoy, and we wish you all, Buon Natale!  Merry Christmas!  

As the holiday approaches this week, we would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!  Thanksgiving is, of course, an American holiday, but the traditions of the day remind me very much of life in Italy.  A day to spend together cooking, eating, laughing, reminiscing, and enjoying time spent with the ones we love.  Italians in general spend more time gathered around the table than we do.  Meals are lingered over and never rushed.  Ingredients are quality and fresh for the season.  Much like our Thanksgiving!  In Italy they say, La Festa di Ringraziamento, and the Italian calendar is full...

It is the art of hospitality that Italians have mastered, maybe better than anywhere else in the world.  Hospitality is still very much alive in Italy. In Tuscany, it is customary to always have a bottle of delicious dessert wine called Vin Santo (Holy Wine) and some biscotti ready to offer guests, announced or otherwise.  To offer this to guests at your home, start with Mia Emilia's Almond or Chocolate Chip Biscotti.  Then, the next time guests stop by your house, take a moment to truly be present with them.  Put down the phone.  Serve them a little treat and...