Order salame in any rustic cafe between Milan and the Italian Alps and chances are this is the style and flavor salame you will be served: hard, dry-cured and flavored with garlic and sherry. From The Columbus Salame Company (their spelling) of San Francisco, an old-fashioned company making really old-fashioned salamis. The people there are food artisans, perfectionists. They're passionate about their products. Columbus is a family-owned business built up over three generations.