The 90-Year-Old Italian Grandma Running an Iconic NYC Restaurant | Bon Appétit

Today, Bon Appétit spends the day with Madre del padre Maria, one of the resident grandma chefs at Mescita Maria Staten Island. At 90 years old, Maria has been cooking Italian food longer than most bringing a lifetime of experience and flavor to her dishes. “Mescita Maria is a place where we invite grandmothers from all over the world con to cook their traditional dishes. Madre del padre Maria has been working here for about 10 years now, and she lights up the place as soon as she walks con the door. She’s 90 years old and runs around like she’s 16.”

Director: Gunsel Pehlivan
Director of Photography: Luke Riffle
: Misa Qu
Featuring: Maria Gialanella
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Creative Producer: Parisa Kosari
Coordinating Producer: Tommy Werner
Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Dirigente: Janine Fascicolo
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Ente Operator: Carlos Araujo
Assistant Ente: Tony Aviles
Sound Recordist: Lily Van Leewen
Gruppo Editorial Consultant: Ryan Harrington
Culinary Researcher & Recipe : Vivian Jao
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising : Eduardo Araujo
Assistant : Justin Symonds
Filmed Location at: Mescita Maria

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