Celebrating 80 Years the Best Way We Know If any two people personify the American Dream, it’s Danny and Joe Di Bruno. The brothers – our founders – migrated from Abruzzo, Italy, with an incomplete elementary school education. They registered at Ellis Island before making their way to South Philly to stay with extended family
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The winter blues can help you add a whole lot of flavor to light dishes! Try these recipes to lighten up while still enjoying the best ingredients. Spicy Sweet Blue Toast Serves 4 Appetizer Portions or 2 Lunch Portions This appetizer also makes the perfect light lunch when served with an arugula salad. It’s heart
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Buying a fresh truffle can be kind of scary, especially for first-timers. The price tag is imposing and the shelf life is brief…or so you’d think. We’re here today to help with tips and tricks for making the most of a fresh truffle purchase, and getting the most truffle-scented bang for your buck. And of
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In honor of Truffle Mania – being celebrated at all Di Bruno Bros. locations from December 6-11th – and the fact that we’re right in the height of truffle season, here’s a chance to brush up on the basics about this funky little fungus that demands a pretty high price tag and adds an unrivaled pizzazz to
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There’s nothing like a refreshing ear of corn during the summer months! Try our version of Corn on the Cob! Things You’ll Need: • Fresh ears of corn • Truffle Tremor cheese (about 1/4 to 1/3 lb. for two ears of corn, depending on one’s love of truffle!) • Prosciutto (about 5-6 slices per ear of corn) How
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The Second Day of Pairings — Pecorino with Truffle Honey The second pairing in our 12 Days of Pairings series harkens back to our Italian roots. One of our long-time favorites at the cheese counter is Grand Old Man, a pecorino from Pienza, a small village in Tuscany famous for their traditional sheep’s milk cheeses. (They
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Few ingredients are more expensive and alluring than the truffle! Consumed as a delicacy throughout history, truffles have been revered for their flavor, rarity and aphrodisiac properties. Growing hidden among the roots of oak, hazelnut and beech trees, many of the world’s truffles are found in Italy, France and elsewhere in Europe. French gourmand Jean
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By Madame Fromage If you’ve picked up a copy of Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese, then you know that there is a chapter called “Rockstars.” Many of the hunks in that chapter come from a single import company, Essex St., in New York that is famous for rocking the American market with some of the best
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