, /PRNewswire/ -- Food is about kindness, the kindness of giving something good to someone we care about. Few are fortunate enough to learn this basic rule in the tiny kitchen of their family's restaurant, but that's precisely Iris' story. Roman-born and bred, "Nonna Iris" started helping her own mother and grandmother with their business at the age of 13.
Now 93 years old, she actively runs five successful restaurants in , plus three in and one in Bologna. She has no intentions of slowing down, either. Nonna Iris is eager to share her favorite Roman delicacies not just with Italians but with the rest of the world: a great undertaking for a great achiever.
The restaurant Nonna Iris opened in last year – – bears her own grandmother's name. It was Iris herself who came, saw, and conquered the Sunshine State with her homemade desserts and pasta made right in front of her guests. Only after she had personally taken care of every detail did Iris feel that she could go back to her beloved , where she is affectionately known as the "Carbonara Queen.
" What is the secret behind her success? Nonna Iris says it's all about that rule of kindness – simply giving people good food to eat and making sure to put family first. Notwithstanding the growth of her restaurants, all of them are owned and managed by Iris' extended family of 40 people, providing work for another 480. Layers of time shape the life of this unique family business, whose origin can be tracked back to Iris' grandmoth.
