I have now been living in America on and off for about a year.  It has always been my dream to bring my family’s recipes to America and start a company.  I love my work and I’m excited to see this dream come true.

My family already owned Salumificio di Vigliano in Biella, Italy when I was young, so I was practically born in a salumificio.  I am the oldest son so I’ve been helping my father tie the sausages and check on the salami-drying since grade school.  I would wake up early and walk through the factory before school and then after school and during the summer I would help out wherever I could.

One thing that my father began teaching me when I was still young was how to judge the progress of dry-curing salami.  I still call him on the phone from America when I have a question because he has a lifetime of experience in curing salamis.  It is a highly-developed artisan expertise that I hope to pass on to others as my father passed it on to me.

This hasn’t been an easy journey.  My wife and I have been together since middle school and have never been separated for more than a day until I took off on this adventure.  She supports me in this dream and luckily she likes to travel.  She and my daughter also look forward to getting to know the land of dreams.

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