Caruso Provisions was founded on the heels of the lockdown in 2020 when my brother, Chef Dominic Caruso, hung up his chef’s coat in Manhattan and returned to Chicago to help launch our family’s flagship product, Caruso’s Giardiniera.
The story of our passion for quality, and love for tradition dates back many decades when our mother began jarring her grandmother’s family recipes. Her home was always filled with the aroma of Italian staples: hot Serrano finger peppers, eggplant, smashed California green olives, beets, red sauce (sugo, as they would call it) and homemade giardiniera - the obvious family favorite.
It was Chef Dominic who saw an opportunity to modernize this Old World table classic and make it available for all to enjoy with their families for generations to come.
