How to identify REAL San Marzano Tomatoes
Seeing the magic words “San Marzano” on the supermarket shelf doesn’t mean there are authentic San Marzano Tomatoes in those cans. Whoa, mind-blowing? Yep, most …
Progress on the horizon for real San Marzano tomatoes
The fight against “Italian Sounding” progresses with a lawsuit filed by Andrea Valiente, a California woman who alleged that misleading packaging duped her into purchasing …
Gustiamo, 25 Years of Italy’s Best Foods in New York
This article was originally written in Italian by Greta Contardo and published by Cook Inc Mag. Read the original here. Translation by yours truly, the …
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Prices Are Going Up. Here’s Why
Importing authentic Italian extra virgin olive oil from producers we trust is a cornerstone of who we are here at Gustiamo. It’s a wonderful but …
San Marzano Tomatoes: Rai 3 Reports Fraud in the US
In December 2022, a couple of journalists from the Italian national TV network RAI 3 came to talk to us about San Marzano tomatoes in …
How to Avoid Fraudulent San Marzano Tomatoes
Fraudulent San Marzano Tomatoes are real problem here in the US. Chances are, if you’ve bought a can of “Italian San Marzano Tomatoes” from your …
Balsamic Vinegar Grape Fraud in The Guardian
We are fierce defenders of real balsamic vinegar and news like this latest balsamic article from The Guardian makes our blood boil. Lorenzo Tondo reported on …
Are those real San Marzano tomatoes?
We are really excited for this new article in Taste magazine about San Marzano Tomatoes. We like it because it’s blunt and to the point. Mari Uyehara, …
What is Made in Italy? No one knows.
Everyone wants “Made in Italy.” From a marketing standpoint, it doesn’t get much sexier than “Made in Italy.” However, the “Made in Italy” claim is …
In LA, Filippo Berio is the image of Made in Italy
Teatro Naturale, an Italian online newspaper dedicated to food, agriculture, and the environment recently reported some sad news about Made in Italy. The Los Angeles …
Making Progress in the San Marzano Tomato Fight
If you know anything about Gustiamo, you know that we are pro REAL San Marzano Tomatoes. We are San Marzano Tomato activists. We see the mass marketing …
60 Minutes on Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fraud
Italian extra virgin olive oil fraud is going mainstream. We couldn’t be more relived. This week, CBS’s 60 Minutes headlined a story about the seriously …
Help Save Made in Italy
Cari Amici, I want to take a moment away from holiday madness to talk about a very serious legal action up for debate tomorrow in …
Canned Tomato Talk in the NYTimes
The NYTimes is talking about one of our favorite subjects, canned tomatoes. It’s always a subject that causes perplexity. Are canned tomatoes really better than …
Le Iene: When the Chinese Tomato becomes Made in Italy
Le Iene or “The Hyenas” is a very popular TV show in Italy. It’s kind of like the Italian version of Mythbusters, but much more popular and …
San Marzano Tomatoes in the NYT
The San Marzano Tomato is the star of Nicholas Blechman’s most recent infographic article in the New York Times. Finally, the truth is out, as publicly as …
The NYTimes on Italian Tomatoes. This is Colossally Important.
This is the biggest moment yet for Gustiamo. For over a decade, we have been telling — NO. SHOUTING — the story of Italian tomato …
Italian Sounding Problem Strikes Again
The Italian sounding problem makes us angry. Irate, actually. i-Italy talks about Italian Sounding and the 2014 Summer Fancy Food Show and interviews Gustiamo about this serious issue: “The …
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