produttori — Levanto · Liguria
In Levanto, where the Ligurian Riviera draws the sea in close between the hills, a neighbourhood workshop has kept alive, since 1976, the most defining gesture of local cooking: pesto genovese made by hand, without preservatives, with the same care as ever.
Every morning the marble counter is set with the raw ingredients: fresh basil, pine nuts, extra virgin Ligurian olive oil. Luigina Il Laboratorio Del Pesto has been making fresh and jarred pesto genovese since 1976, following tradition without shortcuts — no preservatives, nothing industrial. A recipe that the people of Levanto recognise as their own, and that visitors take home.
The gesture is the same as always: hands working with measure and memory. Luigina and Marco run the workshop with the skill of those who have turned a family tradition into a precise craft. Alongside the classic pesto, there is also white pesto and fava bean pesto: variations that speak of the same fidelity to Ligurian territory.
The shelf tells the story of all of Liguria: salted anchovies in jars, fillets in extra virgin olive oil flavoured with truffle and chilli, pitted taggiasca olives, sauces, local oils, regional wines, Sciacchetrà and passiti. Every product is available in the shop at Via Dante 16 or through the online shop, including gift boxes and wedding favours.
From the shop window on Via Dante to the world: discover the full range of Luigina Il Laboratorio Del Pesto and choose your own Ligurian products.
