Tucked off of Elm St in Denton you’ll find Di Abruzzo Italian Market which hearkens back to traditional Italian markets you’ll find in cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. Owned by Lantana resident Jack Santarelli, Di Abruzzo is the manifestation of the love of food that he inherited from his parents and grandparents, who immigrated from the Abruzzo region of Italy in the 1920’s.

Kitchen Manager, Lauren Wilson, also has family who came from the Abruzzo region of Italy and she also grew up learning to cook from her mother who she said was always feeding the whole neighborhood with her delicious home cooking.