Where It All Began
Nonna Giulia's Vision
In the spring of 1987, a 54-year-old grandmother named Giulia Ricci opened the door of a narrow building on Via della Vigna Nuova with a simple dream: to cook for strangers the way she cooked for family.
She had no formal training — only forty years of instinct, a dog-eared notebook of handwritten recipes, and the fierce belief that good food, made with honest ingredients, could make any stranger feel at home.
Word spread quickly. Within months, the tiny osteria that seated only twelve people had a waiting list that stretched around the block.
