MALVERN, Pennsylvania, October 16, 2002 -- Gustobene, an import company offering Italian Gourmet Foods online, today announced a partnership with Romegiftshop.com offering authentic souvenirs imported from Italy. And with Spartacus from Rome the only Roman Gladiator cook personnel. You can listen to SPARTACUS from Rome through his webcasted radio show hosted by RomeGiftShop.com. The radio show offers Italian music, Italian recipes, travel tips, and news from Rome.

Gustobene and Spartacus from Rome Radio program will be working together offering authentic Italian recipes which will include Italian ingredients from Gustobene. Spartacus will provide a history on Italian foods, simple to prepare recipes, and how to best prepare the food. The program, which will begin the week of November 01, 2002, and listeners can tune in by visiting the www.romegiftshop.com website.

Listeners to the program will receive Free Italian recipes and Free Italian Lessons from Spartacus and a 10% discount when shopping for Authentic Italian Gourmet Foods at www.Gustobene.com.

About Romegiftshop.com - Romegiftshop.com brings a piece of Rome to everyone around the world by offering Romantic and Spiritual Gifts, Souvenirs from Italy, Italian Rosaries, Jubilee Souvenirs, Catholic Gifts from Vatican City, Ancient Rome Gifts, Gladiator Helmets and Shields. Based in Covina Ca. USA and in Rome Italy, RomeGiftShop.com is the first Virtual Gift Shop of Rome and Italy. For further information and news on Gustobene, please visit http://www.romegiftshop.com

About Gustobene - provides Italian specialty gourmet foods and other unique items to our customers around the world. Our mission at Gustobene is to share our passion for authentic Italian food. Our products, which include pastas, oils, vinegars, truffles, and sauces, are selected to insure the quality and diversity of Italian foods. The company was established to help people get access to this rich and delicious food from the Tuscany area and make it available for everyone to enjoy. For further information and news on Gustobene, please visit http://www.gustobene.com

Additional information is available at www.gustobene.com