ABOUT US
Raised in Rome.
Made in San Diego.
ROMOLO & REMO’s Roman-style artisanal tomato sauces bring diverse and multicultural experiences together through unique and balanced flavor sets. Chef Nico’s time living in Rome, Italy inspired the creation of each recipe and his Italian/Chilean heritage are perfectly mixed into every jar. Currently produced in small batches with local ingredients in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, California— each artisanal sauce is always vegan, gluten-free and with no added sugars.
From names and imagery, such as the Roman Colosseum and Coronado Bridge in San Diego, to the fonts used on our labels— all have specific cultural references that honor our heritage.
The Story of Romolo & Remo
According to Roman mythology, Ascanius, the son of Aeneas, founded the city of Alba Longa along the right-hand bank of the Tiber River. His descendants reigned there for years until Numitor and his brother Amulius came to power. Amulius seized the throne and forced Rhea Silvia, his brother’s only daughter, to become a vestal virgin and take a vow of chastity, ensuring she would have no heirs.
Mars, the God of War, became obsessed with the young woman and had her give birth to twins: Romolo & Remo.
Amulius ordered his soldiers to kill the children but the soldiers took pity on them, leaving them in a basket along the Tiber River. The basket washed up in the swamp in the Velabrum between the Palatine Hill and the Capitoline Hill, near a cave known as Lupercal. Attracted by the sounds of the children, a female wolf (La Lupa) discovered them and began to feed them in her lair in the Palatine Hill. Protected by the gods, the boys grew up and sought to found a city.
Romolo was known as a warrior with a desire to conquer and yield great power.
Contrarily, his brother Remo was a more peaceful man known to be philosophical and hold wisdom to great esteem.
When Romolo and Remo couldn’t agree on a place to establish the city they decided to leave it up to fate, to the will of the gods and to the flight of the birds. Romolo saw 12 birds on the Palatine Hill whereas Remo saw only 6 on the Aventine Hill. Victorious, Romolo used his plough to create a furrow marking out the new city around the Palatine Hill.
He swore he would kill anyone who attempted to cross the sacred boundary. Remo disobeyed this order. Insulting the gods, he crossed the line created by his brother.
Gripped by anger, Romolo killed Remo becoming the first, and only, king of a city he would name Rome, after himself.
Since then, the wolf has been the symbol of Rome and its people. La Lupa is Rome.