Dolce Vita began as a dream drafted on a cocktail napkin.
Founded in 2001 on New York City’s Lower East Side, the brand’s name is an homage to our founders’ favorite bar from their days studying in Italy.
Since those days, we’ve stayed true to our roots in New York’s vibrant creative epicenter while broadening our horizons and always allowing our wildest dreams to dictate the next step.
Today, every Dolce Vita collection is designed for the fearless – the dreamers, the tastemakers, and the confident individuals who inspire us every day.
In the early nineties, Alisa Barry opened a café in Atlanta to share her passion for cooking and eating as an artful ritual. Inspired by her culinary training in California and sabbaticals in the hill towns of Italy, she created a simple menu made with locally sourced ingredients. When her loyal customers kept asking to take home her artful offerings, an artisan food business was born. Bella Cucina Artful Food is an all natural, artisan product line available in lifestyle gift and specialty food stores around the world.
Bella Cucina believes beauty extends beyond the table and into the home. In addition to our signature small batch culinary creations, we curate collections for everyday artful living. From farm tables to breadboards, vintage silverware, and hand-painted vintage Japanese Sake vases, we search the globe for objects of affection and collaborate with other like-minded artisans to create beautiful essentials for kitchen and home. Experience the beauty of Bella Cucina at our store X studio and event space at Buckhead Village.