Filippetto’s Italian Delicatessen

Find yourself in the Amersham / Little Chalfont area?  Probably not, but if you do, check out Filipetto’s. In a sleepy little shopping district, you will find a little groceria / catering / deli shop run by a couple of real Italian dudes.  They carry all kinds of real-deal Italian dry pastas and sauces.  Jeez, I had no idea that Barilla made Bolognese sauce as well as Genovese pesto.  They also had a small, but comprehensive wine selection, organized by region of Italy.

Let’s get on to the food, shall we?  The have some prepared food, but the big hit is their gelato, which was voted a top choice by readers of Time Out London and their Panini.  For the panini they start with fresh bread, then slice high-quality meats and cheeses to order, such as prosciutto di Parma, speck, you name it.  I had the breaded chicken breast panini with sliced provolone and sun-dried tomatoes.  It was absolutely delicious and astonishing how such a simple sandwich can be so good.

The service was great too.  The Italian dudes were very pleasant and seemed to have lots of regulars that they were on a first-name basis with and greeted with a “ciao tarde”.  Now if I could only get them to open up a store in my apartment building….