{"id":32423,"date":"2017-12-01T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=32423"},"modified":"2024-09-18T17:27:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T21:27:06","slug":"shop-talk-mazzaros-italian-market-st-petersburg-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/shop-talk-mazzaros-italian-market-st-petersburg-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop Talk: Mazzaro’s Italian Market, St. Petersburg, Fl."},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally from Pittsburgh, husband-and-wife team Sam and Pat Cuccaro opened a coffee roasting operation in St. Petersburg in 1982. Just over a decade later, with the help of son Kurt, they moved to Mazzaro\u2019s Italian Market’s current location and added a brick oven to bake bread. Eventually, the family expanded to offer specialty groceries (including cheese, of course), prepared foods, and made-to-order sandwiches, becoming the multifaceted market it is today.<\/p>\n

Several times a year, Mazzaro\u2019s holds a wine tasting complete with passed appetizers\u2014a favorite amongst regular customers and the community. \u201cWe\u2019re a strong, gourmet market,\u201d says Ben DeNavarra, Mazzaro\u2019s general manager of 10 years. \u201cOur coffee is roasted in-house several times a week, pastas are made fresh in-house, and the meat department makes its own sausage. We have 2,000 to 3,000 wines and 300 to 400 cheeses. We make our own fresh mozzarella.\u201d And, as you might guess, a good portion of what isn\u2019t housemade comes from across the pond in Italy.<\/p>\n

culture:<\/strong> <\/span>Since Mazzaro\u2019s focuses on Italian products, what cheese do you believe is the best representation of Italy?<\/p>\n

Ben Denavarra:<\/strong> The first two cheeses that pop into my head are Parmigiano Reggiano <\/a>and aged provolone.<\/a><\/p>\n

culture:<\/strong> <\/span>How do you find new and different cheeses for your store?<\/p>\n

BD:<\/strong> We try to stay up-to-date with the food shows. Our sales reps are good about bringing us different samples.<\/p>\n

culture:<\/strong> <\/span>What is your go-to recipe involving cheese?<\/p>\n

BD:<\/strong> I have a Savoyard potato recipe I love, using blue cheese and Gruy\u00e8re. You could eat it as a side dish or on its own. It pairs really well with a good steak.<\/p>\n

culture:<\/strong> <\/span>If you could only eat three foods for the rest of your life, what would they be?<\/p>\n

BD:<\/strong> Cheese, pork, and beer.<\/p>\n

2909 22nd Ave. N.
\nSt. Petersburg, FL<\/i>
\n727.321.2400<\/strong>
\nmazzarosmarket.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Mon\u2013Fri: 9 a.m\u20136 p.m
\nSat: 9 a.m\u20132:30 p.m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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