In the sunny hills of Abruzzo, Italy, over 500 years ago, the Carlino Family cultivated the finest fruits and vegetables and raised the healthiest game and livestock on their family farm. Many of Carlino’s old-world recipes developed in those small Abruzzese kitchens have become staples in both locations. What began as a tiny pipe dream became Nicola and Angela Carlino’s reality. In the early 1900s, Grandfather Carmine came to America. His family later followed him, including his daughter-in-law, Angela Carlino, known and remembered as the beloved Mama Carlino.
Mama had always loved cooking and baking. She found the kitchen a place of solace and peace, and it was also a way to share her love of food with those around her. She began baking various Italian cookies and pastries, later pasta and sauce, and selling them to people out of her home until she and her husband,
Nicola, garnered enough money to open a tiny store on E. County Line Road in 1983. The tiny store that began as a place for Mama to share her love of food has become one of the most well-known artisanal food stores in the Philadelphia area. Today, Carlino’s is in its third generation of leadership
and has two locations, in Ardmore and West Chester, PA. Carlino’s mission from its conception has been to create the feeling of walking into Mama’s kitchen and experiencing old-world techniques, treasured family recipes, and utilizing the finest ingredients.
Our family invites you to celebrate with us the art of cooking, the joy of family, and the value of tradition.
OUR BRAND IS A TRIBUTE TO OUR FAMILY, THE INSPIRATION FOR EVERYTHING WE DO. WE BELIEVE IN THE PROCESS OF ARTISAN FOOD, ITS ORIGIN, THE TRANSFORMATION, AND HOW IT’S SHARED.
WE RESPECT THE PEOPLE, CULTURES, AND SPIRIT OF THIS CRAFT. SHARING THIS LEGACY AND INSPIRATION WITH OUR CUSTOMERS IS OUR DRIVING FORCE AND GREATEST JOY.
Our award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil is from the Carlino family groves in Abruzzo, Italy. It's cold-pressed and bottled directly from the source. This process cuts out the middleman, leaving no room for adulteration or mixing of non-EVOO oils. We know exactly where our oil comes from, the region, the plants, and who is harvesting them. Our oil not only meets international standards but is 100% Organic with a low acidity level, superior taste, and aroma.
Our award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil is from the Carlino family groves in Abruzzo, Italy. It’s cold-pressed and bottled directly from the source. This process cuts out the middle man, leaving no room for adulteration or mixing of non-EVOO oils. We know exactly where our oil comes from, the region, the plants, and who is harvesting them. Our oil not only meets international standards but is 100% Organic with a low acidity level, superior taste, and aroma.
Blood orange flavor permeates this olive oil, lending a complementary taste of acidity and sweetness.
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Bright and fresh! Perfectly enhances pasta.
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Bright and fresh! Perfectly enhances pasta.
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Smooth olive oil is paired with the assertive flavor of garlic to complement any dish.
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Lime flavor permeates this olive oil, lending a complementary taste of acidity and sweetness.
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Subtle lemon flavor accentuates the smoothness of the olive oil. Aromatic and sweet.
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Rich and flavorful organic balsamic. Made with only two ingredients and no added sugars, colors or flavoring. Aged in wood barrels in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy.
Clean and simple two ingredient white balsamic. Aged in wood barrels in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. Made using organic ingredients and no added sugars, colors or flavoring.
PRIMO BALSAMIC VINEGAR
Sweet and raisin-y with a rich, flavorful, and nectar-like taste. It is a Carlino’s signature.
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LEMON WHITE BALSAMIC
A wonderfully light and refreshing infusion of sweet lemons and white balsamic vinegar. It is the perfect combination of sweet and citrus that is pleasing to the plate, followed by a zesty tongue-tingling tang. This balsamic vinegar is exceptionally light with a smooth finish.
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DARK RASPBERRY BALSAMIC
A wonderful indulgence of raspberries combined with our Primo Tradizionale Balsamic Vinegar will awaken your senses with its rich full-bodied flavor and vibrant aroma of fresh raspberries.
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Rich and full of fig flavor. Made with barrel-aged balsamic vinegar and sundried, fresh-picked figs.
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WHITE
Light, fruity, and zesty on the palate. Made from Trebbiano grapes simmered in copper pots and aged for 12 years in light oak barrels.
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Subtle lemon flavor accentuates the smoothness of the olive oil. Aromatic and sweet.
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Entering Mama Carlino’s kitchen, you were always welcomed with, “Wanna Taste?” Mama loved to share her recipes with everyone she met, and now we invite you to share in her legacy. Made with San Marzano vine-ripened tomatoes and only the finest extra virgin olive oil, our signature Marinara is a taste of Mama’s kitchen in your home.
Carlino’s tomatoes are grown and harvested in nutrient-rich volcanic soil from family farms in Naples, Italy. These plum tomatoes are vineripened by the sun and preserved and picked at their peak each season.
These tomatoes boast a sweet and robust flavor, low acidity, and a meaty and tender texture, making them a pantry staple. The whole tomatoes are steam-peeled, packed in natural juice, and free of added salt, sugar, or preservatives.
Carlino’s tomatoes are grown and harvested in nutrient-rich volcanic soil from family farms in Naples, Italy. These plum tomatoes are vine-ripened by the sun and preserved and picked at their peak each season.
These tomatoes boast a sweet and robust flavor, low acidity, and a meaty and tender texture, making them a pantry staple. The whole tomatoes are steam-peeled, packed in natural juice, and free of added salt, sugar, or preservatives.
Made with freshly harvested San Marzano-style, vine-ripened tomatoes, spicy infused olive oil, and a blend of fresh herbs, our spicy marinara packs a flavorful punch. Pairs well with your favorite pasta or meat dishes requiring a little heat.
Carlino’s artisan pasta is made by the family’s hometown pasta producer, located in the heart of the mountains in Abruzzo, Italy. The Abruzzese pasta factory uses a water mill in the mountains that feeds directly into the factory. This direct source of mountain water mixed with high-quality durum wheat semolina creates pasta with excellent flavor and tenacity. Through an intricate extrusion process, bronze dies are used to make pasta with the ideal outward consistency to hold any sauce paired with it.
This highly specialized extra virgin olive oil is of the highest quality. This oil is green with golden glints, with an aroma of fresh fruits and vegetables. It tastes fruity and delicate, perfect on salads, pasta, risotto, pizza, meat, cheese, and eggs.
This oil is ideal for enhancing cold and warm dishes with its classic white truffle flavor. It is wonderful on salads, pasta, risotto, cheese, and meat without being too overpowering.
This seasoning boasts a distinct white truffle aroma and offers a unique flavor. Sprinkle it on popcorn, chips and nachos, pizza, potatoes, meat and fish, sauces, vinaigrettes, and condiments.
This oil gets its piccante flavor from the mix of chili pepper extracts it is infused with. It is 100% Italian extra virgin oil, freeze-dried with Italian white truffle slices. It is excellent for seasoning hot and cold dishes such as pasta, pizza, meat, fish, salads, and more.
This powder utilizes the best ingredients in an authentic pesto sauce reduced into a powder. It can be used as a sauce by adding extra virgin olive oil or in recipes such as Caprese salad, seafood and fish, pasta, pizza, and cheeses.
This truffle cream is a highly concentrated product ideal for enriching warm dishes such as pasta, risotto, eggs, and meat. It is created by mixing the truffle with highquality olive oil to offer a rich product with few ingredients.
This acacia honey is created with thin slices of white truffle and is a perfect pairing for aged cheeses such as Pecorino, Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano, Castelmagno, and any other hard cheese of your choice.
This acacia honey is created using freezedried Italian white truffle slices with a mix of chili pepper extracts. It is an excellent accompaniment to aged and blue cheeses and can be used on salads or for glazing or marinating pork, duck, and chicken. It can also be used in your cocktails!
This truffle butter is a tasty condiment, excellent for dressing any warm dish, such as pasta, risotto, meat, eggs, and potatoes. This butter contains 8% of truffle and should be kept out of refrigeration until opened. It boasts a creamy and rich flavor, and is gluten-free.
These delicious small breadsticks with truffles are naturally leavened with grains of salt on the surface. It is a great savory snack, ideal for an aperitif and for pairing with salads, soups, cheeses, and meats.
This lovely snack is created using salted and toasted cashews coated in a thin layer of truffle juice. Great on salads and as a snack.
This excellent snack is created using toasted and salted hazelnuts coated in a thin layer of truffle juice. Great on salad and meat tartare.
This salt is hand-harvested using wooden tools to preserve its unique characteristics. It is created by adding slices of black truffle to the sea salt and offers a versatility for use on cold and warm dishes like pasta, risotto, eggs, meat, steaks, fish, and more. This salt can be used on a wide variety of dishes.
These crackers are known for its light and crispy texture, making it a perfect choice for any charcuterie board or afternoon snack. Made with extra virgin olive oil and salt.
These crackers are known for its light and crispy texture, making it a perfect choice for any charcuterie board or afternoon snack. Made with pesto, this cracker is lovely for soups, cheese, and cold cuts.
These crackers are known for its light and crispy texture, making it a perfect choice for any charcuterie board or afternoon snack. Made with high quality truffle, this cracker is lovely for soups, cheese, and cold cuts.
These crackers are known for its light and crispy texture, making it a perfect choice for any charcuterie board or afternoon snack. Made with tomato and oregano, this cracker is lovely for soups, cheese, and cold cuts.
These grissini are crispy, light, and flavorful. Made with the highest quality extra virgin olive oil, these made a wonderful snack, or for use in soups, salads, cooking and baking.
This taralli boasts a savory flavor, made with the best extra virgin olive oil. A perfect snack for any occassion.
This taralli boasts a savory flavor, made with extra virgin olive oil, and fennel seed. A perfect snack for any occassion.
This taralli boasts a savory flavor, made with extra virgin olive oil, pecorino, and black pepper. A perfect snack for any occassion.
Our chocolates are handcrafted with a premium selection of cocoa beans for each chocolate bar. After roasting the beans, they are refined into a fine paste. Various high-quality ingredients are then added per each specific chocolate bar recipe to obtain the proper flavor and quality of the chocolate. Once the recipe is completed, the chocolate is put through a process to remove excessive acidity and create oxygenated and balanced chocolate. Each chocolate bar is hand decorated with high-quality ingredients from Piemonte.
The chocolate bar is packaged using high-quality and certified eco-sustainable packaging and stored at the perfect temperature to ensure the chocolate has the perfect flavor and texture each time.
Made from the finest ingredients, our exclusive collection chocolate bars are an irresistible treat for all to enjoy. We have partnered with an artisan Piedmontese chocolatier to produce a superb milk chocolate bar, using the best cocoa and time-honored traditions
Our exclusive collection Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts bar is made with artisan hazelnut milk chocolate 32%, whole IGP Piedmontese hazelnuts, and contains zero artificial flavoring.
We have partnered with an artisan Piedmontese chocolatier to produce a superb 75% dark chocolate bar, using the best cocoa and time-honored traditions.
Our exclusive collection Dark Chocolate with Pistachios bar is made with artisan dark chocolate 70%, hand-crushed pistachios, and contains zero artificial flavoring.
Our exclusive collection Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt bar is made with artisan dark chocolate 70%, the finest Italian sea salt, and contains zero artificial flavoring.
In Italian, the word “Macchiato” means “Stained”. Our exclusive collection Macchiato Milk Chocolate bar is made with 32% artisan milk chocolate, stained with sweet, milky notes, and contains zero artificial flavoring.
When Pasquale “Pat” Carlino was six years old, he immigrated to the United States from Italy with his parents and brother, seeking new opportunities and the possibility of a better life. Since childhood, Pat has loved food, especially growing up in his mother’s kitchen, which constantly had something new and mouth-watering baking or cooking. After a few years of settling and assimilating, he and his family opened a small Italian market in the suburbs of Philadelphia, which has become a well-known staple of the community.
Pat and his family’s love of food flowed to that of wine, and there is never a proper meal without the perfect wine accompaniment. In 2022, Pat decided that if he and his family could take a huge leap of faith and immigrate to a new country with two small children and not a lick of English and open an Italian market, he could follow one of his dreams and learn all there is to know about wine.
Kilim has a beautiful vivid ruby red color. It has a very rich scent full of raspberries, blueberries along with sensations of liquorice and black pepper. Full and charming flavor with hints of vanilla and spices. An extraordinary level of depth and nuance to this wine which permits it to age gracefully as well.
Grillo is an ancient native vine in Sicily which gives this wine a golden yellow color with green reflections. Mediterranean aromas, herbaceous notes, floral and fruity scents, a full and harmonious taste. It is a sunny and fascinating wine with an intense aromatic fragrance.
ALCAMO
Color is brilliant straw yellow with flecks of green hue, with an intense bouquet of fruit on the nose. Initial flavors of ripe grapes and peaches develop fully on the palate.
Spumante Lux is a Brut sparkling wine produced with the Charmat method. It has a bright straw-yellow color and a delicate and aromatic scent with hints of white-pulp fruit. The taste is round and fruity and it is dry, well-structured and persistent to the palate.
Color is intense ruby red and violet, with a bouquet of asian spices and red fruits on the nose. Initial flavors of ripe red berries and chocolate are followed by wellrounded tannins and a lasting finish. Body is medium to full with great balance and complexity.
A wine of ruby color, precious, by the typical scents of the area and taste reminiscent of the past. Ample in the mouth with a degree suitable alcohol to the structure and with an almond aftertaste.
Color is intense ruby red and violet, with a bouquet of red fruits and vanilla on the nose. Body is medium to full with great balance that rounds out the complexity
Solcanto Nero d’Avola, produced in Alcamo, ignites musical notes that recall Sicily. Its color is an intense red ruby and it has a scent of morello cherry. It is a round, rich and well-structured wine with a persistent aftertaste to the palate.
Color is brilliant straw yellow with a bouquet of freshly cut grass, peaches and grapefruit on the nose. Initial flavors of ripe green apple and grapefruit develop into an intense, complex wine which is ever so savory, drying out wonderfully on the palate.
Color is intense purplish-red, with a bouquet of red fruits and berry jam on the nose. Initial flavors of blackberries and spice are followed by well-rounded tannins and a chocolaty finish. Body is medium-full with great balance.
Color is bright cherry and pink with a bouquet of fresh fruit on the nose. Initial flavors of fresh citrus and apple are followed by a noticeable salinity, and high acid. The wine dries out but retains its crispness. Very well-balanced.
Color is brilliant straw yellow with a bouquet of elderberry, grapefruit & yellow pulp fruit on the nose. Initial flavors of fresh citrus and stone fruit are followed by a slight salinity, and a well-balanced, lasting finish.
Color is brilliant straw yellow with a bouquet of tropical fruit and traces of orange blossom, grapes and wild flowers on the nose. This well-balanced, slightly complex wine dries out nicely, finishing with notes of almond on the palate.
D’ABRUZZO
Color is intense ruby red and violet, with a bouqet of red fruits on the nose. Initial flavors of blueberries and black cherries are followed by well-rounded tannins and a lasting finish. Body is a medium to full with great balance.
Food and family is our business and our passion. We believe in the process of artisan food, the origin, the transformation and how it’s shared. The experience and emotional connection we receive through this process is the basis of everything. We respect the people, the cultures and the spirit of this craft.
We have a responsibility to preserve this craft, to do so we must act with courage, challenge the status quo and find innovative ways to grow our company and each other.
Our brand is a tribute to our family, the inspiration for everything we do. Sharing this legacy and inspiration with our customers is the driving force behind everything we do.
