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Tom will call to confirm your menu, portions, timing and price. Only your name, phone and email are required.

Your menu selections will be included.
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Some dishes need a couple of days’ or weeks’ notice. Tom confirms timing when he calls.

Pickup or delivery? (optional)
Delivery requests need Tom’s approval.

Tom Tarantino will call from his personal line:
(619) 992-5663

This is a request for an estimate. Tom will confirm availability and pricing.

Catering for the whole table.

Tell us about your event and Tom will call to plan the menu, portions and price. Nothing is charged online.

Office lunches, backyard parties, showers, wakes, holiday dinners, and charcuterie boards built in your kitchen the day of. Same food that comes out of our deli case, in whatever quantity you need.

Send the form — takes about forty seconds.

We call you back the same day with a real menu and a real number.

Trays arrive hot, labeled, and ready to set out.

Lead time varies by package · about 4–48 hours

Pickup confirmed · delivery requests require approval

Final policies are confirmed with your quote

Start with the office lunch. Scale from there.

The boxed lunch is the simplest front door. For larger meetings and events, move into pinsas, sandwich trays, lasagna, mixed spreads, vegetarian packages, or the full Italian market table.

Order by phone for now

Currently only accepting these orders over the phone. Online ordering coming soon. Choose your menu, size and pickup details on the product page, then call (858) 265-6702 to confirm availability and place your order.

Flagship office lunch

Chef's assorted half-sandwich box — $19.95

Half of a large Buon Cibo Italian sandwich with one side, a large chocolate chip cookie, napkin, utensils, and an individual label.

  • Chips, Side Antipasto, or Side Caprese
  • Chef's assortment or exact sandwich pairs
  • Review your selections and kitchen notes before calling

Pickup only

Scripps Ranch

About 4–5 hours

A more substantial box

Italian full-sandwich boxed lunch — $23.95

chips · $26.95 side salad

One full Buon Cibo sandwich with chips or side salad, a large chocolate chip cookie, napkin, utensils, and an individual label.

  • Nine sandwich choices, including Meatball and Tuto Italiano
  • Side salads travel separately with dressing on the side
  • Review your selections before calling to order

Shared office and event packages

Choose the shape of the table.

Each package is organized around a real service format: whole pinsas, shared sandwich trays, lasagna by the tray, a mixed office spread, a vegetarian table, or a presentation-driven executive tier.

Roman-style pinsa and salad

Whole pinsas · salad · dessert · service items

$219–$529

Feeds 10–25 · 4–5 hours

Feeds 10 — $219

Feeds 15 — $299

Feeds 20 — $419

Feeds 25 — $529

Pinsas: Margherita, Classic Pepperoni, Tuscan Spinach and Mushroom, Spicy Sicilian, or Chicken Florentine. The default assortment uses the first four.

Salads:

  • 12 Superfood Kale
  • Caprese and Artichoke
  • Antipasto
  • Beet and Feta

Dessert: one cannoli bite or two Italian cookies per person.

Customize for your phone order

Italian sandwich and salad trays

Sandwich halves · separately packed salad · dessert

$219–$489 — $219 — $299 — $389 — $489

Five to thirteen whole sandwiches are cut into halves and presented on shared trays. Choose the source menu assortment or specify sandwich quantities for your package.

Salad and dessert selections follow the pinsa package, with every salad packed separately and dressing on the side.

Lasagna tray, salad, and bread

Lasagna by the tray · salad · bread · dessert

$189–$519

Feeds 6–25 · 12–24 hours

Half tray · feeds 6–9 — $189

Full tray · up to 18 — $349

Full + half · up to 25 — $519

Lasagna choices:

  • Meat
  • Cheese
  • Chicken Pesto
  • Pasta al Forno

Each tier includes a separately packed salad, garlic bread or focaccia, dessert, and service items. Lasagna stays in its tray.

Pinsa and Italian sandwich combo

A mixed office table with more variety

$279–$459

Feeds 12 or 20 · 12–24 hours

Feeds 12 — $279 — $459

The 12-person package includes three whole pinsas, six sandwiches cut into twelve halves, salad, dessert, and service items. The 20-person package includes five pinsas and ten sandwiches cut into twenty halves.

Choose from the same sandwich, pinsa, salad, and dessert pools listed above.

Vegetarian Italian office package

Sandwich halves · pinsa · hot entrée · salad · dessert

$229–$329

Feeds 10 or 15 · 12–24 hours — $229 — $329

Built from Artichoke and Red Pepper Caprese sandwich halves, Tuscan Spinach and Mushroom pinsa, Cheese Lasagna or Eggplant Parmigiana, a separately packed salad, dessert, and service items.

This package is vegetarian. It is not gluten-free or vegan.

Executive Italian market spread

Imported meats and cheeses · pinsas · salad · dessert

$349–$549

Feeds 12 or 20 · 24–48 hours — $349 — $549

The presentation-driven tier for client meetings, celebrations, and executive gatherings: an Italian market-style board with imported meats and cheeses, marinated vegetables, Caprese and Artichoke Salad, whole Roman-style pinsas, dessert, and service items.

Pickup made simple

Everything ready for your table.

Pickup is at 10380 Spring Canyon Road in Scripps Ranch. Preparation time varies by package; see the product page and call us to confirm same-day pickup.

  • Salads stay separate
  • Dressing is always packed on the side.
  • Pinsas stay whole
  • Roman-style pinsas are not sold as individual slice boxes.
  • Lasagna stays in the tray
  • It is sold by half or full tray, not as individual catering boxes.
  • Dessert follows the format
  • Cookies for boxed lunches; cannoli bites or Italian cookies for shared packages.

For a custom menu or help choosing quantities, call (858) 265-6702 or send a catering inquiry.

Choose boxed lunches

Ask about a custom menu

Talk to a person

Still deciding? Call and describe the party.

Tell us the headcount, the room, and what people like. We’ve done this a few thousand times and we’ll tell you honestly what’s worth ordering.

(858) 265-6702

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Order by phone

Office lunches, made for your team.

Currently only accepting these orders over the phone. Online ordering coming soon. Choose half- or full-sandwich boxed lunches, select your sides and quantities, then call (858) 265-6702 to confirm pickup. Order at least six boxes and allow 4 to 5 hours, subject to kitchen availability.

Half-sandwich boxes

Full-sandwich boxes

Request custom catering