ABOUT US
Angelina Mariani Costantino (above left), the matriarch of our family grew up in San Pietro Avellano, a village in the Molise Region of Italy. Life was simple in a small community in Italy in those days. Angelina and her large family enjoyed a dinner of spaghetti or gnocchi covered with flavorful pasta sauce, a radicchio salad and some red wine (for which Angie actually didn't care). They lingered over the meal enjoying each others' company and the delicious food.
Christopher Costantino's passion has been to bring this same wonderful culinary experience to American families. Established in 2011, Costantino's Kitchen produces gourmet, home-style pasta sauces and other Italian specialty foods from fifth generation Italian family recipes. Christopher still follows his grandmother's tradition of using the freshest ingredients and slow cooking his sauces to deepen the flavor.
In 2016, we took the next logical step in the evolution of our successful gourmet Italian food business and launched our mobile restaurant, Costantino's Italian Kitchen. We serve authentic pasta dishes featuring our sauces as well as other Italian favorites. Our goal is to make some great food, share it with friends and have fun!
Yous hungry?
CHRISTOPHER A. COSTANTINO
Capocuoco (Executive Chef)
Christopher Costantino is the founder, Executive Chef and Chief Executive Officer of Molisiana Foods, LLC, which consists of Costantino's Kitchen (a producer of gourmet, home-style pasta sauces and other Italian specialty foods from fifth generation Italian family recipes), Costantino's Italian Kitchen (our mobile restaurant) and CosCater (our catering division). Chris still follows his grandmother's tradition of using the freshest ingredients and slow cooking his sauces to deepen the flavor. Costantino's Kitchen was founded in 2011 and Costantino's Italian Kitchen was added in 2016.
Chris graduated with high honors, receiving an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from Scottsdale Community College. He is very involved in the community, currently a board member of Sons of Italy, which promotes the Italian lifestyle, and a former board member of Slow Food Phoenix, an organization dedicated to linking the pleasures of the table with a commitment to protect the community, culture, knowledge and environment. In prior years, he served as board member for Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation Phoenix, an annual food event raising money to end childhood hunger. He was also Executive Chef at Camp Rainbow, a one-week summer camp for current and former patients of the Phoenix Children's Hospital oncology department, for five years.
DIANE THORN
Director of Marketing/ Director of Catering Operations
Diane Thorn is our Director of Marketing. Diane is responsible for our activities related to business and market development; market research and planning; strategic direction for promotion and advertising; implementation of market strategy and achieving marketing targets. In addition, she handles all of our catering operations.
Diane graduated from The University of Arizona with a degree in business and has been active in the business community for the past 30 years.
Diane is active in the Phoenix community, currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of The Valley and is involved in other philanthropic organizations.
