La Bella Cucina Italian Market

08/03/2026

07/26/2026

Today, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude.

As we close this incredible chapter and step into retirement, we want to sincerely thank all of our wonderful neighboring businesses, Cactus Creek I Clothing, Home, Gifts + Vintage Missouri Bluffs Boutique The Celtic Ranch Adrienne Coulter Tin Kitchen Weston Bend Candle Company Main Street Antiques for the thoughtful gifts, kind words, and warm wishes. Your generosity and friendship have meant far more to us than we can ever express.

Over the years, we've been blessed to share more than just a street—we've shared friendships, supported one another, celebrated successes, and created memories that we'll cherish forever. Being part of this amazing community has truly been one of the greatest blessings of our lives.

Thank you for making our retirement so special and for reminding us that the greatest gift of all has been the relationships we've built with each of you.

We will miss seeing you every day, but we'll always carry these memories with us.

With heartfelt appreciation, ❤️ Thank you all!

07/15/2026

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07/12/2026

Here is your Sunday "Today in Italian History" post. Today we're featuring Carla Fendi - fashion executive

Turned family business into global giant

Carla Fendi, whose flair for marketing helped propel her mother and father’s small fur and leather business into a worldwide fashion giant, was born on this day in 1937 in Rome. Under Fendi’s guidance, the business became so successful that at one point it had 215 stores worldwide and generated more than $1.2 billion in annual sales. She also helped turn a young Paris-based German designer named Karl Lagerfeld into a household name, having taken up a friend’s recommendation to give him a try when the firm needed some fresh ideas in the 1960s. Carla Fendi was one of five sisters who grew up in the leather workshop and fur boutique run by Edoardo and Adele Fendi in the Via del Plebiscito, near Rome’s Piazza Venezia. The family lived in rooms above the shop. When Edoardo died in 1954, the sisters began to help the mother with the business, gradually taking on more responsibility.

07/05/2026

Here is your Sunday "Today in Italian History" post. Today we're featuring Alberto Gilardino - World Cup winner

Prolific goalscorer now on coaching ladder

The footballer Alberto Gilardino, who was an important member of Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning squad and is one of the all-time top 10 goalscorers in Serie A, was born on this day in 1982 in the province of Biella in Piedmont. A striker, Gilardino, who enjoyed his peak years as a player with Parma, AC Milan and Fiorentina, totalled 188 goals in Serie A matches, putting him ninth on the all-time list. He had scored 100 Serie A goals by the age of 26, one of the youngest to achieve that milestone. As an Italy international, he played under coaches Marcello Lippi, Roberto Donadoni and Cesare Prandelli, scoring 19 goals in 57 appearances, having made his mark previously in the country’s Under-21 team, for whom he was all-time top scorer with 19 goals in 30 games and was captain of the side that won the 2004 European Under-21 championships.

07/05/2026

Wow!! What a Finale, just outside our front door! 🇺🇸🎊🎉

06/29/2026

After 6 wonderful years of bringing Italy to Weston, Holly and I have sold La Bella Cucina Italian Market and are retiring! A wonderful family, well known in Weston, are taking our keys on August 1st. Please welcome Jonathan and Marlo Phillips as the new owners of La Bella Cucina!

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our loyal customers, friends, and family who have supported us throughout this incredible journey. Your kindness, loyalty, and love for La Bella Cucina have meant more to us than words can express.

We are thrilled to share that La Bella Cucina will remain an Italian Market, continuing the tradition of offering the authentic Italian products and welcoming atmosphere you've come to know and love.

Jonathan and Marlo have exciting plans for the future! They will be expanding the business with new and exciting offerings while honoring the Italian heritage that has always been at the heart of La Bella Cucina. We are confident they will bring fresh energy and wonderful new experiences for everyone to enjoy.

Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your lives and your family traditions. We are deeply grateful for every visit, every conversation, and every memory we've shared over the years.

Please join us in welcoming the new owners and supporting them as they begin this exciting new chapter. We know the future of La Bella Cucina is bright!

We hope you will stop in before August 1st and bid us farewell. We have loved our time here in Weston! .

Grazie di cuore,

Gordon and Holly

06/28/2026

Here is your Sunday "Today in Italian History" post. Today we're featuring Walter Audisio - partisan and politician

Claimed to be the man who killed Mussolini

The partisan and later politician Walter Audisio, whose claim to be the man who executed Italy’s Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in April 1945 is generally accepted as likely to be true, was born on June 28, 1909 in Alessandria in Piedmont. Mussolini was captured in the town of Dongo on the shore of Lake Como as he tried to flee from Italy to Switzerland, having accepted that the Axis powers were facing near-certain defeat to the Allies as the Second World War moved into its final phase. He was taken along with his entourage to the village of Giulino di Mezzegra, 20km (12 miles) south of Dongo along the lakeside road, and after spending the night under guard in a remote farmhouse was taken back into the village, where he and his mistress, Claretta Petacci, were ordered to stand against a wall. There they were shot dead by a partisan who went under the nom de guerre of "Colonnello Valerio".

06/21/2026

Happy Father's day to all the dad's out there! We hope you have the best day ever! ❤️🇮🇹

06/19/2026

World Cup visitors from Argentina in Weston!