Use the best quality extra virgin olive oil that you can get ... Here are a few delicious variations using this recipe for Italian bread dipping oil as a base: Add a tablespoon of grated Parmesan ...

Cut the bread into ½-inch-thick slices. On each slice, spread butter generously, then top with an anchovy fillet.

When I grew up in Niagara Falls there were two places to get great Italian bread ... still enjoy their bread, pizza, and doughnuts. But Trusello’s, in my opinion, was the best of all time.