Appetizers & Delicatessen

What comes before the meal sets the tone for the evening

In Italy, no meal begins with the meal itself. First, something is placed on the table to be picked up with your fingers—and with it, the conversation begins. We have brought together the things we like to have in front of us: olives and preserved vegetables from Capuano in Apulia, hand-picked during the harvest and jarred within hours. Grissini, taralli, and crostine from the bakeries of Malafronte in Gragnano and D'Orazio, along with chips from Patatas Nana in the Marche. None of it needs a plate. Ecco.