All About Panini
Panini, Italian style stuffed sandwiches, are popular in restaurants all over the U.S. While the first reference to the panini is believed to be in a 16th century Italian cookbook, the [...] [...]
Pairing Wine with Pasta
The Italians know best when it comes to wine and pasta. However, not all of us are graced with an Italian chef in the kitchen telling us what to pair [...] [...]
4 Fast Facts About Pizza
Pizza is a staple of modern American life. There are many variations on the original Neapolitan pizza that we cherish and create here at Vero Amore. From Neapolitan to [...] [...]
Chianti, anyone?
Long before there was a mainstream wine culture in the United States, there was chianti. Synonymous with Italian food and often one of the largest sections in grocery-store wine sections, [...] [...]
Seafood!
When it comes to authenticity at Vero Amore, the first thing that comes to mind is probably our certified Neapolitan pizza. Granted, we are quite proud of our pizza. But [...] [...]
Nearly all of our menu items are actually prepared in-house.
At Vero Amore, we pride ourselves on being Arizona’s first Authentic Neapolitan Pizzeria, certified by Italy’s Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana Academy (VPN). But our pizza isn’t the only thing that [...] [...]
There’s no better summer eating than a good caprese salad.
Delicious precisely because it is so simple, the tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad is in refreshingly in-season during the hottest months of the year. Stores may be hawking their fall [...] [...]
Five Facts You Didn’t Know about Mozzarella
Mozzarella has become a standard cheese for many Americans over the past decades. Despite its widespread availability and the many creative uses chefs have found for this stretchy white cheese, [...] [...]
Arizona’s first restaurant to offer certifiably authentic Neapolitan pizza.
It’s Italy’s own Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana—or VPN—who offers this esteemed certification, requiring that each Neapolitan pizza be made according to strict standards to maintain consistency and authenticity. Among other [...] [...]
Certified pizza? That’s right – it’s a real thing.
The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana’s American delegation, the VPN Americas, certifies Neapolitan pizzaiolis, or pizza makers, in the art of making traditional Neapolitan pizza. Founded in Naples, Italy, more [...] [...]
Dining the Italian Way
If you have ever had the opportunity to travel to Italy or have enjoyed a home cooked meal by an Italian nonna, you may have noticed how lengthy a traditional [...] [...]