Our Story
Born from the south.
Cilentano is named for Cilento — a rugged, sun-drenched corner of Southern Italy where food isn't a hobby, it's a way of life.
From a farm in Cilento to San Francisco
Santo grew up in Cilento, a coastal region in Southern Italy known for its wild landscapes, ancient traditions, and some of the most honest cooking in the country. The name Cilentano is what you'd call someone from Cilento — the same way you'd say Americano. It felt like the only name for this place.
Santo was raised on his family's farm, surrounded by parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and more cousins than he could count — all of them cooking, all of them eating together. He was one of six siblings, and the kitchen was always full. The table was never small and the food was never rushed. That upbringing is the blueprint for everything at Cilentano.