After two years of quietly producing impeccable charcuterie behind locked doors and hawking those meats and sandwiches at the Garfield Park Farmers Market, Turchetti’s Salumeria in Fountain Square finally opens its shop to the public. Starting Aug. 24, the part butchery, part café, 1106 Prospect St., will serve food and sell some of its cured meats 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays only.

Your first purchase should be Calabrese salami, firm, rustic and earthy, as if it’s been aged in an Italian mountain cave. Once you’ve secured your salami -- and I say do that first because something like 400 people have RSVP’d for these first days of operation – order the Rosino sandwich.