Caprese Salad is believed to have originated on the island of Capri, located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula of Italy. In a well-known tale, the tricolor Caprese salad was first served in 1920 at the Hotel Quisisana, crafted specifically for Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, a renowned French-Italian poet and pioneer of the Futurist Movement. Marinetti was known for his critique of traditional southern Italian cuisine due to its heaviness (including dishes like pizza and pasta), but the layered slices of tomatoes and creamy mozzarella, adorned with fragrant basil, immediately captivated Marinetti and those around him. After love at first bite, Caprese Salad quickly spread across Italy and became as famous as pizza and pasta!