Our Story

"We run this business as a tribute and an honor to our Nanny, our 90 year old grandmother who has blessed us with her presence and her wonderful, authentic Italian cooking for decades. We use only the freshest, all natural ingredients and we make everything from scratch, including our tomato paste of roma and grape tomatoes. Peace, love and garlic! --Regina Grattan, Owner

For decades, our family has been blessed with our 90 year old grandmother Nanny's presence and her wonderful, authentic Italian cooking. Anyone in our family can fondly recall walking into Nanny's house on a Sunday morning and being greeted by the sweet smell of Nanny's marinara sauce. Of all the amazing food that Nanny has made over the years, Nanny's sauce and meatballs stand out among the best. As Nanny has continued to thrive and reach more milestones in her life -- Nanny turned 90 on May 26, 2009 -- it became clear that we needed to find a way to honor this beautiful woman and share her wonderful cooking with the world. And so we started Nanny’s Cucina, Inc. Nanny learned to cook in Palo del Colle, Bari, Italy and in Brooklyn, NY, USA. All of our dishes are based on and inspired by Nanny and our family, and then we add our own kick to them to create new classics to go with our traditional favorites. We make everything ourselves and use only the finest and freshest, all natural ingredients, including vine-ripened tomatoes, sweet red onions fresh garlic, sweet basil, and extra virgin olive oil. And we make everything from scratch. We never use anything from a can. In fact, we even make our delicious tomato paste from scratch and by hand.