View the winner of the 2013 Editors Choice Food Awards — Pickles Category. ITALIAN DILLS Grillo’s Pickles Boston, Massachusetts In 2008, Travis Grillo decided that there might be a future in his family’s 100-year-old pickle recipe, so he began selling his “Italian Dills” (made with extra garlic) out of his car, then from a customized cart […]
View the winner of the 2013 Editors Choice Food Awards — Pickles Category.
Credit: Michael PiazzaITALIAN DILLS
Grillo’s Pickles
Boston, Massachusetts
In 2008, Travis Grillo decided that there might be a future in his family’s 100-year-old pickle recipe, so he began selling his “Italian Dills” (made with extra garlic) out of his car, then from a customized cart on Boston Common. Now his product is in stores around New England, a tribute to the product’s terrific snap and freshness.
Suggested Retail Price: $7 per quart
Where to Find It: Grillo’s Pickles shop in Cambridge; most Whole Foods stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island; and online at: grillospickles.com
Aimee Tucker
Aimee Tucker is Yankee’s senior digital editor. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.
