Della Terra | Vendor Showcase
Della Terra: From the Earth. If you know, you know. Maybe I became a “foodie” overnight, but honestly it was the time living in NorCal that really did me in. The ironic kicker? At that time I thought “amazing eats” were only found at the Melting Pot and Elephant Bar (don’t hate yo). The truth was, I had NO CLUE what the real meaning of “good food” was.
Good Food is from the Earth
Years after I moved back to the PNW, I started to hear about a few interesting concepts; Farm to table and the Local 30 challenge were new on the food scene. But as a single mom who relied on Costco chicken nuggets and drive thru dining, the concepts didn’t catch on.
Fast forward several years (and half a dozen food allergies later) and I began to really interest myself in the farm to table movement. Around this time, I was deep into the wedding scene as well and always checking out new wedding vendors. This is where I came across one of the most fantastic vendors I know; Della Terra Catering.
Della Terra Chef, Cody Castiglia
Cody Castiglia, the brains and head chef behind Della Terra, was named 425 Magazine’s Best Chef for 2020. In all honesty the title still doesn’t give high enough marks for the incredible food Cody and his team create. (I’m not a Mac-n-cheese fan, but I could write sonnets about Della Terra’s Mac-n-cheese). Cody brought his background in intimate fine dining and hospitality to the PNW (after attaining a pretty incredible resume which you can check out here) in 2017, and we are so incredibly thankful he did.
A Practical Approach to the Slow Food Movement
I’ll be honest here, I hadn’t heard of the slow food movement until I was reading Della Terra’s website. The approach is something I’d personally strived to do in my own household, but learning that it’s actually a “thing” was quite interesting. The Slow Food Movement was originally started as a protest to fast food restaurants arriving in Italy (mainly the first McDonald’s which was set to open by Italy’s Spanish Steps in 1986), where protesters held signs and bowls of penne pasta shouting “We don’t want fast food, we want slow food”.
The slow food movement is all about slowing down and enjoying real food meals with family and friends. It encourages taking the time to prepare meals from scratch, preserve traditional and regional cuisines, and advocates for the farming of plants, seeds and livestock characteristic of local ecosystems.
Della Terra provides more than just amazing farm to table food created lovingly with fresh local ingredients. They’ve brought the slow food movement to our doorstep. The Chef and staff aim to be stewards of the resources, gifts, time and environment we have at our fingertips here in the PNW. They’ve set a goal to source as many ingredients as possible from within 100 miles of Snohomish, Washington, keeping the focus on small local farms. Della Terra brings this incredible concept to the community; providing the event industry with a sustainable, local catering option.
To learn more or schedule a tasting, head to www.dellaterra425.com, where you’ll find your mouth watering before you manage to hit “Contact us”. You can also hear directly from Chef Cody on the Line Cook Thoughts podcast and read his interview with Welcome Magazine. Of course, don’t forget their own social media accounts: Facebook + Instagram.
A huge thank you to Chef Cody for allowing me to join him and the team at Craven farm last August.
