On the beach of Nerano, right under the church of Sant’Antonio, “Maria Grazia” has been a restaurant rich in history and tradition for five generations.
Spaghetti alla Nerano was born in 1952, a dish born almost as a joke from the friendship between the landlady Donna Rosa and Prince Pupetto di Sirignano, one of her beloved customers.
A recipe handed down for years from mother to son and obviously scrupulously secret.
Tasting the spaghetti and courgettes that made the Maria Grazia restaurant and subsequently Nerano so famous is in itself an unforgettable moment.

Interiew by: Giada Ciccullo
Video by: Alessandra Dello Iacono
Video Editing by: Giada Del Gais
Document by: Giada Ciccullo, Giada Del Gais, Alessandra Dello Iacono
Subtitle ita/eng by: Giada Ciccullo, Giada Del Gais, Alessandra Dello Iacono
Translation by: Giada Ciccullo, Giada Del Gais, Alessandra Dello Iacono
MedEatResarch – Center of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, head by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro
Realized: 11 Aprile 2024

Rosa Andreone

Year: 14/09/1981
City: Sorrento, NA
Profession: Restaurateur
Language: Italian

Video table of contents

0.04/0.22 Presentation restaurant Maria Grazia
0.23/2.59 Birth of the inn and the "spaghetti alla Nerano"
3.00/4.27 Spaghetti & Secrets
4.28/5.21 Recipe
5.22/6.07 in memory of the grandmother
6.08/6.39 Lady Rosa’s heart dish
6.40/7.22 Allusion to the cardboard: "Lilli ed il Vagabondo"

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Campania
Città: Nerano, Marina del Cantone
Altitude: 183 m s.l.m.

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