When you buy fresh mozzarella or any other cheeses at Di Palo's Fine Foods, there's a good chance fourth-generation owner Lou Di Palo will tell you a bit about what you are buying.

Customer Barbara Boriotti remembers coming to the shop as a young girl growing up in the neighborhood.

"It's very friendly and just very comfortable," said Boriotti, who was buying a variety of items to bring to family on Long Island.

What You Need To Know

Di Palo's Fine Foods is celebrating 100 years in Little Italy

It was founded by Luigi and Concetta Santomauro in 1925

The store was named Di Palo's to honor Concetta's father, an Italian immigrant who also had a shop in Little Italy

For 100 years, Di Palo's has been part of the scene in Manhattan's Little Italy. Technically, it started when Lou's great-

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