Italy In SF

First of all, let’s make one thing clear: baloney (or Bologna) and mortadella have nothing in common- other than a very vague resemblance and the fact that baloney is originally inspired by mortadella. Mortadella is a high-end salume served thinly sliced inside focaccia bread (or piadina!) or cut in thick cubes to snack on with [...]

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“Where to” is a column whose purpose is to summarize the content of many posts by product. Where can you buy Parmigiano? And where to eat the best gelato? Find out here!

Savoiardi are an essential ingredient to the perfect Tiramisu’. Savoiardi are very similar to the more widely available ladyfingers, although maybe a little bit [...]

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“Where to” is a column whose purpose is to summarize the content of many posts by product. Where can you buy Parmigiano? And where to eat the best gelato? Find out here!

Balsamic vinegar is sold about everywhere- you can find it at Safeway, Trader Joe’s, and pretty much every store right now! However, traditional balsamic [...]

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“Where to” is a column whose purpose is to summarize the content of many posts by product. Where can you buy Parmigiano? And where to eat the best gelato? Find out here!

We’ve already talked extensively about Parmigiano Reggiano, but where to buy it around the Bay Area? When you buy Parmigiano you need to make [...]

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“Where to” is a column whose purpose is to summarize the content of many posts by product. Where can you buy Parmigiano? And where to eat the best gelato? Find out here!

Prosciutto, the best pig cut, the most incredible cured meat, the prized food whose roots are found back in Roman times… but where to [...]

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