GARLICCI

The Mirabella Family of Sicily came to the United States over a century ago, bringing with us our passion for life expressed through gourmet foods and camaraderie among our family, friends and neighbors. My mother Milli Mirabella remembers her father, Peter Leonardo Mirabella, often in the kitchen of their New Jersey home, making up caponata and other Mediterranean masterpieces from scratch... In the early 50's Milli had migrated here to California. In the 60's, long before signing up for little league, I can remember mom making baseball sized meatballs to serve with her famous spaghetti dinner. It was her continuous creative Italian cooking that inspired and helped influence me in taking a cooking class in seventh grade. I continued cooking classes through 8th grade, then in high school, and never quit cooking since.

Also known as: AddGarlic

Primary location: Sonoma United States