It was vacation. A mother-and-daughter trip, to be precise, to her families' roots in Italy is where Lisa Ihne of East Patchogue became inspired to open an Italian specialty food store in Bellport Village.

She just didn't know it yet.

It was only after arriving home that she started to think about recreating that charm of the Old Country here on eastern Long Island. "I just wanted to celebrate my Italian roots and bring some good products from there to Bellport, which somewhat reminds me of those small towns in Italy," she said.

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Source: http://www.greaterpatchogue.com/