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An homage to Italia, Francis Coppola’s mother, who wanted her grandkids to call her "Mammarella" ("little mama"), rather than "grandma," a name that implied she was old. Beautiful at every age, she was the family's gracious provider of care, comfort, and delicious food.

Heritage

The kitchen is the heart of the Italian home, a place where food and wine set the scene for love, arguments, laughter, and squabbles between friends and family. Amidst this tempest, a thoughtfully prepared meal makes eating at home as pleasurable as dining out. Mammarella foods bring that pleasure home.

Pasta

After visiting an old pasta factory in Brooklyn, Francis Coppola resolved to launch a gourmet pasta company that would honor the authentic pasta-making traditions that so impresses him. The authentic brass plates with unique shapes, like Bumbola or Quadrefiore, creates more friction than other devices, so the pasta has a rough texture, the better to grab the sauce. Today we say 'pasta,' but back when Francis was a kid and the pasta factory was just starting out, people still referred to the food as 'macaroni.' This is how the story he heard goes: a German couple came to the store to buy some pasta. Speaking little Italian they exclaimed, "Ma Carone!" (but so expensive!) upon learning the price per pound.

Everything You need, nothing More

Mammarella pasta is made with 100% durum semolina and water, or 100% organic durum semolina and water. No additives, no preservatives, just two wholesome ingredients.

Quadrefiore

Scored and angled on four sides, Quadrefiore is named after this geometric application.

Rosette

Floral in design, the edges of this pasta shape seem to radiate like petals on a rose.

Bumbola

Bumbola, one of our organic selections, derives its name from the round bumblebee-looking shape.

Gemelli

Italian for "twins," this pasta shape is made by twisting two strands around each other.

Sauces

The first time Mammarella cooked for her in-laws was shortly after she was married. Italia and her husband, Carmine, dined out every night the first few weeks of marriage, as most young lovers do. Having cooked nothing but cookies before becoming a wife, she was terrified at the prospect of preparing an entire dinner, especially since she had no recipes of her own. Based on memories of what her mother did, she cooked the same dish every night for a week until she got it just right. By the time her in-laws arrived for dinner, her husband had eaten the same meal seven days in a row. But the food was delicious!

Real Sauce, No Shortcuts

Mammarella pasta sauces use organically grown tomatoes, herbs, vegetables, and olive oil because it's our belief that organic foods offer superior nutrition, are more flavorful, and most like foods fresh from the garden. We don't believe in taking shortcuts. Our tomatoes are steam peeled, the onions and garlic are sautéed before being added to other ingredients, and our basil is torn by hand. Each sauce offers color, texture, and exceptional flavor.

Pomodoro-Basilico

The key to this sauce is a lot of chopped onion, but no garlic. Despite the contrary impression, Italians do not use garlic with everything. The art is in understanding when and with what to use it.

  • organic tomatoes, organic onions, organic basil, sea salt, organic black pepper, organic red pepper

Puttanesca

This sauce is named after the "ladies of the night" (puttane) who originated this sauce. At first we were reluctant to put a picture of Mama Coppola at the innocent age of 17 on the label with this name, but the sauce is so good that we're sure she won't mind.

  • organic tomatoes, organic garlic, kalamata olives (kalamata olives, water, sea salt, red wine vinegar, grape juice concentrate), organic extra virgin olive oil, capers, Burgundy wine, sea salt, organic basil, organic cayenne pepper, organic black pepper, citric acid