Mamma Mia What makes the perfect panini sandwich? For us at Di Bruno Bros, it is a few simple ingredients that make the best panini. Everyone loves a good sandwich and we are fortunate to have some of the best ingredients in the world to play with. We often have friendly battles on who can [...]
From its beginnings in 1939 as a small shop in Philadelphia’s historic Italian Market, Di Bruno Bros. has made quite a reputation for itself as Culinary Pioneers and developed an extremely loyal following. Its growth has seen the creation of its ecommerce business, the Pronto cafe and most recently the beautiful multi-level gourmet destination store [...]
Come meet Sue Miller, local creator of two of our newest additions to the cheesecave, Birchrun Blue and Highland Alpine cheese. Sue will be on hand tomorrow to sample her lovely cheese and answer your pressing dairy questions.Inspired by a PASA (Pennslyvania Sustainable Agriculture Association) conference and with guidance from Vermont cheese expert Peter Dickson, [...]
Ommegang Beer & Cheese Friday June 8th 6 – 8pm $45. per person Patrick LaZalle will be co-hosting this event along with our award winning cheese monger Zeke Ferguson. We will taste Omegang’s great beers that are made locally and inspired from full flavored Belgian ales. Patrick will be bringing some surprises and Zeke will [...]
Recently, Hunter Fike, one of our stellar cheese specialists at the Italian Market store sat down to divulge his life’s story. Here it is in a nutshell: Q: How long have you been at Di Bruno Bros. and what brought you here? A: I have worked at DiBruno’s since I was 14, now eleven years [...]
Let’s talk a bit about cheddars. Like most of us, I did not grow up with artisan or farmhouse cheeses gracing my palate. Rather, shiny yellow slices of “cheddar” product and (if I was lucky), my favorite factory orange-alert tinted “munster” were the fromage de rigeur of the Lawler household. And if the holidays called [...]
In the world of cheese, international bragging rights are almost always nothing more than conjecture. The French claim to produce the best washed-rind (smelly) cheeses, but Taleggio, Vacherin Mont d’Or and La Serena are legitimate points of contention by the Italians, Swiss and Spanish. The British will argue that the Cheddars of Somerset have no [...]
DiBruno Brother’s is pleased to announce plans for a piazza on our square on the corner of 9th and Montrose. The piazza will run every Saturday through the summer from 11am-4pm and will feature local vendors of food, flowers and art. We will also feature activities for children and benefits for a variety of charities. [...]
In March, Martha Stewart invited one of her favorite chef’s from New York City to make Fideos with Shrimp on her show. On Martha’s website they are certain to include sources for the ingredients they use on the show. One particular ingredient proved to be difficult to source as her staffers scoured the internet and [...]
In honor of March Madness, the DiBruno staff of 9th street set up a bracket of 32 cheeses to be narrowed down by customer vote. Each and every day, we pitted two cheeses against each other until only two remaining: Carles Roquefort and Moliterno, the champions of our blue and sheep milk division, respectively. The [...]