Meet Americo
Inspired from an Italian upbringing in the Bronx, New York's Little Italy, Americo Imperatore, Owner and Mozzarella Maker of Oldham Mozzarella, has brought his passion for fresh mozzarella products to Louisville.
Americo's had a passion food since childhood and dreamed of pursuing the culinary arts in Italy at a young age. Americo received his BS in Food & Restaurant Administration at the State University of NY College at Oneonta, and shortly after headed for Naples, Italy, to train with Michelin starred Chef, Giuseppe Guida at the Antica Osteria Nonna Rosa. It was here that Americo fell in love with the fresh cheese culture of Southern Italy. After years of mozzarella stretching and restaurant training both domestically and overseas, Americo has brought this fine art to Louisville, KY, and has a passion for producing mozzarella that can be eaten fresh.
"The taste of fresh mozzarella is something everyone should be able to experience in their local community-fresh is a totally different experience!"
-Americo Imperatore, Owner
Our Vision & What We Do
The mozzarella culture of Southern Italy is one that is does not settle for old, left over, or subpar, but seeks a fresh, locally sourced, quality cheese product, that serves as a source of pride for the local region. In many regions (even in our modern age) Italians purchase mozzarella made by caseficio's producing cheese the morning of, and locals consume their mozzarella that same day. The reason is simple; quality mozzarella eaten fresh cannot be compared with product that sits.
Although we don't live on the hills of Naples, Italy, here at Oldham Mozzarella we believe that the fresh mozzarella experience should be accessible to all communities that appreciate good food- and as you, here in Louisville, Kentucky we definitely do. With the countless great restaurants, and sought-after food destinations in our beautiful region of Greater Louisville, providing a memorable fresh cheese experience is something that Oldham Mozzarella aims to do one mozzarella ball at a time (or one knot at a time depending on what you order).
Here at OM we believe that life's too short to eat cheese that's just..."eeh"- eat fresh!
We specialize in handcrafting authentic mozzarella varieties including burrata and scamorza styles, and pride ourself on the artisanal production that reflects artisan cheese stretching of Southern Italy. We are known for our "Oldham Mozzarella" variety from which our name is derived, which is our very own local variety of pasta filata style cheese made with 100% Oldham County cow's milk! We also specialize in fresh mozzarella/burrata from curd outside of Oldham County.
Our commitment comes from a love for good food and a passion for serving our community. We look forward to seeing you soon!
