“Let’s get one thing straight–not all parmesan is created equal.”

“You can imagine the difficulty of pronouncing the novel word ‘peanut butter’ with a heavy Italian accent.”

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“In an ever-changing city, these spots offer a rare sense of permanence, familiarity, and comfort.”

“A classic Italian deli in all senses of the word, Faicco’s is one of the oldest, not just in New York, but in all of the United States.”

“I love crunchy too, but I’m a Neapolitan.”

“Prezioso’s great-grandfather immigrated from a small town near Cefalù to NYC, opening the butcher shop exactly 101 years ago.”

 “I wasn’t, and I am not, fascinated by interior design, but rather by how people use their shelters–how they live.”

“At first Bedord looks like any other up-to-date English town. Then you notice people calling to each other in the streets–in Italian. Or an olive-skinned housewife gesticulating at a market stall. Or dark eyes twinkling under black berets on the bus.”  –“Strange Voices on the Street” by B. Gill, The Daily Herald; December 29th, 1960

“We never focused on what was outside. We always focused in… I knew our mission–to present to the consumer the best knowledge and products that Italy has to offer.” 

“In considering its influence and impact, perhaps one can say that spaghetti just might be living up to its name—as the spago connecting home kitchens and communities across the globe.”

“…the essence of her carcentas remains the same: the palm-sized flatbreads are cut in half and filled with a rich mixture of ham, coppa, pancetta, garlic, rosemary, and cheese, known as “pesto”–not to be confused with the basil version.”

“It was in this backdrop that I realized there was nowhere in the UK where I could find food similar to what I enjoyed in Italy.”