Chestnuts bought in stores, the Italian imports, are fine for any recipe.

Star Hill Dairy's is certainly fresher than any Italian import.

Among its most popular Italian imports were:

Her sales consultant, Miss Iman, procured the dress, a $2,500 Italian import.

"I don't care what the labels say on the Italian imports," he said.

The sparkling white shop has three small tables, open shelves with a smattering of Italian imports and a limited selection of fresh items.

Italian imports were more than four times that.

They have flavors and textures that the best Italian imports can't rival.

An Italian import with a local bent, the secret here is in the crust: thin and crunchy, or thick and spongy.

The imitations are far less expensive than the Italian import, sometimes costing only a third as much.