Ask any Italian about the food back home, and the response will typically be lengthy and passionate. Description will not only concern a certain dish or restaurant, but rather the exact specifications for each and every ingredient, and the vast superiority inherent in the Italian varieties.

While such a pronounced fastidiousness can be tedious—and baffling—the benefit of ancient inclinations is at least perceptible in the products sold by La Italiana. From homemade pastas that somehow know how to cook al dente, to pestos and cheeses that taste so delightful you have to marvel at the simplicity of their design, La Italiana has it all. They even sell ready-made dishes to take away, created from recipes passed along and improved upon in the hundred or so years that the same Genevan family has owned and operated the business. If your significant other happens to be Italian, then this may be the place to either embolden, save, or take your relationship to the next level.