Autumn | From the Earth to the Table

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall."

-Oscar Wilde

Autumn quince, fresh from the farmer's market

Ingredients have always been our inspiration. This month, we're reprising our seasonal Farmer's Market Subscription. We first started this offering during covid as a way to keep our doors “open,” stay connected with our community, and to support our local growers. We're expanding this offering, bringing you a more global bounty. Each month, in addition to locally grown, we'll feature seasonal produce from Italy. There will be ready to eat prepared foods if you're local, a plentiful seasonal selection of Bella Cucina pantry provisions that you can cook & eat to your heart's content all month long, as well as a few of our favorite objects of affection from artisans and producers from all over the world.

Quince gathered for the season, on linen and in the bowl

Fall's first fruits at farmer's markets signal a new season and a change in the way we cook and eat. We begin to turn our head and heart more to the home, and back to the stove. Recipes are still refreshing, and even light, but the flavors are distinctively autumn. Quince and persimmons, pears and pomegranates. Fruits that are odd and misshapen, yet bold and beautiful in their imperfection. Exactly how we like life to be. A bit of grit paired with the elegance of a refined beauty. Food that satisfies body and soul and an aesthetic that does the same. Autumn has arrived.

Vanilla Olive Oil Cake with Poached Quince and

Preserved Lemon Cream

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Bella Cucina Aromatic Savory Salts in porcelain spoons, ready for the season

SALT OF THE EARTH

Condiments we love start with ingredients from the garden. One staple we can't live without is salt. Inspired by the Italian garden, our Savory Salts are packed in beautiful glass jars, pretty enough to keep on your counter or by the stove. Our Savory Salt Sampler is the perfect way to create and keep a collection at the ready to season every dish with a flavorful pinch.

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Italian White Truffle Savory Salt by Bella Cucina – Savory Salts

Italian White Truffle Salt

Before sunrise in the woods of Alba, Italy, a hunter follows his dog's nose. What they dig up is worth more than gold. The reward is worth waiting for, the beginning of October's hidden treasures. It's Truffle season and we are ready.

Lucky for us, nobody has to wait a year. Our Italian White Truffle Salt keeps the season's rarest flavor within reach. Use it in our Sweet Heirloom Popcorn recipe, as a seasoning for pasta with our Porcini Pesto, or folded into butter to dollop on hardwood grilled steaks.

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THE ORIGINAL TUSCAN GRILL

The Original Tuscan Italian Grill by Bella Cucina

Everything tastes better when it's cooked over hardwood. Our Original Tuscan Grill will make you want to grill all year long, outdoors or on the beach or indoors in the fireplace.

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October's Objects of Affection were chosen the way truffles are found, seasonally and with a very good nose. From Porcini and Pumpkin Pesto, to aperitivo with friends, and cooking over the Tuscan hardwood grill. Come see what we unearthed.

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This Month In The Studio

Raffaella Grisa, founder of WA:IT Botanicamente, October's Artist in Residence at Bella Cucina

WA:IT Founder Pop-Up with Raffaella Grisa | Saturday, October 3rd, 2026

11am – 3pm 288 Buckhead Avenue, Buckhead Village

We're delighted to welcome Raffaella Grisa, founder of WA:IT Botanicamente, as our October Artist in Residence. Trained as an engineer in Turin and shaped by years of work between Italy and Japan, Raffaella built WA:IT where Italian craftsmanship meets Japanese ritual: fragrance not simply as perfume, but as a way of slowing down and creating space within. Join us in the studiO during Buckhead Village's European Market to meet Raffaella and experience MA, The Ritual of Space, her newest Olfactory Supplement, fresh from its unveiling in Florence, alongside RESPIRO, the new incense collection, and an expanded assortment of fragrance, incense, candles and body care. Come slow down, sample the scents, and find the one that feels right for you.

→ Meet our Artist in Residence
→ Discover WA:IT here

Stay a while.....

→ Explore this month's Objects of Affection Collection
→ Read Alisa's latest Sunday Slowdown on Substack
→ Listen to our October Playlist; F A L L I N G F O R W A R D

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