Cappola Food

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Title: Cappola Food
Description: "In early 1867, Camillo Cappola opened a tiny butcher shop in the Italian region of Abruzzo. Over the years, the family craft was passed down through generations of Cappolas, eventually crossing the ocean to Toronto with Camillo’s great-grandsons: Lelio and Domenic. Today, [they] continue to produce premium Italian meats using the same artistry and care that the Cappola family is known for" (Cappola Food 2021)

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Workers Holding a Prosciutto

"Hamming it up: Domenic, left, and Lelio Cappola have been making prosciutto for 23 years. It's a simple but time-consuming process to make the salt-cured ham that is so popular served with melon. The broghers sell 1,500 hams each week from the Cartwright Ave. location year Yorkdale" (Toronto Public Library 2021)