From an early age she would also frequent the kitchen of her Aunt Ada's Osteria in Rome. Not surprisngly, a passion for traditional Rome dishes and cooking soon took hold of the young Anna.

The lifetime culinary experience of the family was consolidated in 1995 with the opening of a restaurant in San Cesareo with the emphasis on preserving the preparation of traditional dishes and, in particular, those originating from a zone between the Castelli Romani or Roman Hills and Prenestina.

The restaurant was named after an osteria in the town dating from Roman times 'Lavicanum Caesaris' when it was an important locanda along the Via Labicana connecting Rome to Capua and runnig through the land of Julius Caesar.

The restaurant soon gained national then international recognition; from Gambero Rosso, Il Corriere della Sera and L'Espresso in Italy, to Travel and Leisure & Italian Cooking and Living abroad.

Heinz Beck, three star Michelin Chef of La Pergola in Rome, even describes 'Sora Anna' as the 'Queen of Roman cooking'