ORIGINS ITALY

Tag: family

My grandfather, Edward Tedesco, was born in the small Calabrian community of San Pietro a Maida, Italy.  It is an ancient town surrounded by lush green mountains covered with thousands of the most beautiful olive trees you have ever seen.  So enchanting is the scenery that you can sit entranced for hours imagining how wonderful life is.  But beyond this ambient serenity, few outside the region are aware that from these lovely family groves comes a rare secret olive oil…