It all begins with the ingredients A crusty, soft loaf of rustic Italian bread A good quality extra virgin olive oil A traditional mix of...

In Italy the grape harvest (la vendemmia) begins in early to mid-Fall usually during September and October. Every region of Italy grows...

Have you noticed there's a slight change in the air now that September is here. Fall is about to arrive and we've got pumpkins on our...

Ferragosto is Italy’s mid-summer holiday when everyone takes off for the seashore or mountains and enjoys some relief from the heat of...

Italy is a country filled with the attraction of color. Each meal in Italy is a colorful work of art; made with passion, freshness and...

PRODUCER The Felicetti family has an original way of looking at pasta recognizing the true potential of the natural elements of Italy's...

Italian cookbook authors like Hazan and Bastianich have given us great insight into the ingredients and techniques that make Italian...

Many of you have asked me about the foto on the home page of CosituttiMarketPlace.com. It's a photograph of Navigli, an artsy part of the...

In the Court of the Bentivoglio Christoforo Zafirano was regarded as a maestro, a master of l'arte della cucina (the art of the kitchen)...

Although Italians did not invent the grill they certainly are among the cultures of the world that have perfected its use. The life of...

A picnic in the Italian countryside in your classic Fiat 500 or ______. Just fill in the blank and your picnic basket with salumi, salame...

I'm writing to clear up a misconception and to debunk the myth of a well known pasta dish associated with this time of the year, Pasta...

Olives are a significant part of what we do at CosituttiMarketPlace. Our end of the year offering of New Harvest oils are the high point...

A chapter post from our book Udderly Italian: A Culinary and Cultural Taste of Regional Italian Cheese Available on Amazon. ITALIAN...

Over the years we’ve realized that some of our clients, customers and even some friends only have a vague notion of how we do what we do....

Not sure how to buy, store and use your new harvest extra virgin oil from CosituttiMarketPlace. Here are a few hints on buying, storing...

In the distant past it was a common belief that East of Asia Eden could be found. Countless merchant ships relentlessly searched for a...

In our new book two of Italy’s most iconic ingredients, rosemary and red wine, take center stage to connect the culinary and cultural...