Thursday, February 14, 2013

These just may be... The Best!

They must be doing something right.  This California Cannery has been around since 1939!! 
 
Have you ever noticed the crazy selection of canned tomatoes that are available these days?  Organic, DOP, Stewed,Chopped, Peeled, Strained,  Italian Style, San Marzano, Cherry... And the list goes on.  Well, let's add another to the list!  Grown & Canned here in California.

A labor of love between Chris Bianco, a James Beard award winning chef and founder of the critically acclaimed Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix Arizona and Robert DiNapoli the grandson who continues the DiNapoli family tradition. Teaming up to bring us these Yolo County organically grown tomatoes, they hand select, prepare and can these red jewels.  Their mission is to bring you the very best tomatoes that Mother Nature has to offer.  I might add the nostalgic looking package would look beautiful on any Napa Valley kitchen counter.

A tid bit of DiNapoli history...
July 1st of 1939, Frank DiNapoli, sold the first case of canned fruit produced from a rejuvenated distillery in San Jose,  California.  He named his cannery Sun Garden Packing Company and so began a DiNapoli family tradition lasting so far, 70 years... providing California grown and processed fruits and vegetables for the world to enjoy. Lucky us!




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