‘A Tavola’ by Cucina Cipoletti

Year One of Cucina Cipoletti began simply, the way most beautiful things do, with a table, a story, and a belief that food is never just food. It is lineage, it is memory, it is the quiet thread that stitches a family together. When we opened our digital doors and sent our first bottles of Cucina Cipoletti Extra Virgin Sicilian Olive Oil out into the world, we weren’t just launching a product, we were inviting you into our home…you were inviting us into yours.

This year has been one of evolution, discovery, and wild gratitude. We built a DTC business from scratch, learned the rhythms of small-batch production, fulfilled thousands of orders as a family, and stepped proudly into wholesale with partners we once only dreamed of.From Over The Moon to over 20 wholesale accounts nationwide.Every restock email request, every pantry pairing, every note you sent us about how you used our provisions with your children, your parents, your Sunday rituals – that is the heartbeat. That is the “why.”

But as this first year unfolded, Freddie and I kept circling back to the same truth: We are not just selling food. We are sharing the feeling of home, the ritual of gathering, the connectivity of a shared table when the food is ready.

And that feeling has a name:

“A Tavola”

In Italian households, “A Tavola!” isn’t simply “dinner is ready.” It is a summons to slow down. To drop the day at the door. To sit, to nourish, to see one another again.

It is the soft collision of family, ritual, and love.

An Italian expression that means “to the table,” but in spirit, it means so much more. It is the invitation that signals warmth, belonging, presence. It is the moment every grandmother calls out from the kitchen, a summons to slow down, to come together, to be nourished in ways that have nothing to do with the plate and everything to do with the people around it.

Our entire brand was built on this instinct, long before we realized it needed a name. The way your grandmother’s apron smelled like basil and soap. The way everyone had a seat, even if they had to pull up a piano bench. The way food made you feel held, even when life felt heavy.

This first year was about laying the stones, shaping the foundation that would hold everything we hope Cucina Cipoletti can become. We built the brand identity, refined the recipes, sourced with devotion, and told the stories that anchor our why. We proved that a tiny family business could launch DTC and ship nationwide, expand thoughtfully into wholesale, sell out SKUs purely through the trust of a growing community, earn placements with curated partners, and build a returning customer and subscription base that feels less like customers and more like a kitchen table of friends. We spent Year One constructing the logistical bones of a business. Now, in Year Two, we get to build the soul.

Year two is where our path becomes clearer and our purpose becomes louder, because everything ahead is guided by ‘A Tavola’. It will shape our gatherings, our storytelling, our collaborations, our product development, even the way we photograph food and home. This year is about anchoring community around the table, creating rituals that feel both deeply personal and universally familiar, and exploring the psychology of connection – why we crave it, why we return to it, and why it matters now more than ever. It is about designing experiences that carry the tenderness of Sunday supper, partnering with artisans and makers who honor craft, hosting cross-country A Tavola dinners that celebrate regionality and belonging, and dreaming up seasonal releases inspired by memory, tradition, and lived experience.

Because we’re not here to simply fill your pantry.

We’re here to nourish your home.

If Year One was about becoming, then Year Two is about belonging, to ourselves, to each other, and to the ritual of gathering.

Thank You

None of this would be possible without the creators, artisans, friends, and partners who helped bring ‘A Tavola’ to life in its earliest expression. Your talent, your artistry, and your belief in our vision shaped what A Tavola feels like today, and what it will grow into tomorrow.

A Special Thanks Goes To…

Venue • Mayflower Inn & Spa

Planning and Design • Elizabeth Hall Events

Photography • Ashley Nicole

Tabletop • Borrowed Blu

Rentals • Kadeema

Florals • Sarah Worden

Videography • Social by Sola, Rayanne Sola

Linens • BBJ La Tavola

Lighting • Powerstation Events

Caviar • Calvisius

Calligraphy • Ma Plume