Carlino's Specialty Foods brings to life an authentic gourmet take away experience, where respect for Olde World recipes blends with new world trends, in a bustling marketplace steaming with hospitality, foodstuffs and a la carte delicacies, for everyday, easy entertaining or big occasions. Fast, fresh and fabulous.
The Carlino Family began to cultivate the finest fruits and vegetables and raise the healthiest game and livestock on the family farm in the sunny hills of Abruzzo, Italy over six generations ago. Many of Carlino’s Olde World recipes were developed in those kitchens and are still enjoyed today. Cured meats like prosciutto and soppresatta, sausages, sun-dried tomatoes, crusty breads, oil-cured olives, dried figs and olive oils, handmade pasta, sauces and sweets have outlasted the test of time and remain virtually unchanged.
Grandfather Pasquale came to America in the early 1900’s and was later followed by his family, including his daughter-in-law, Angela Carlino, who was known and loved as the famous “Mama Carlino”. Carlino’s opened its first family store in Ardmore, Pa., in the 1980’s offering homemade pastas, sauces and the freshest pastries and cookies. The business flourished and grew over the years to become one of the best-known specialty food stores in the Philadelphia area with two gourmet markets and a full catering service.