She may be an 80-year-old grandmother, but one woman who has worked in restaurants for 50 years says she has no plans to slow down.
Guiliana Pierotti is a veteran of the restaurant industry in Glasgow, Scotland, having worked in various kitchens since moving to Glasgow from Tuscany in 1965, according to SWNS.
She and her husband opened Piccolo Mondo in Renfrew in 1974 and a second branch in Glasgow in 2006.
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She recently turned 80 and still works full time.
“I'm 80 years old now, but I don't really think about it,” she told British news agency SWNS.
Guiliana Pierotti recently turned 80, but she has no plans to retire from restaurant kitchens. She and her husband opened Piccolo Mondo in Renfrew in 1974 and a second branch in Glasgow in 2006. “I just get on with it. I'm here at 6:30 every morning making bread and desserts,” she said. (SWNS)
“I just keep working. I come here every morning at 6:30 and make bread and desserts,” she said.
She said her son Rio has instructed her to be home by 3 p.m. on weekdays.
“But I work all day Friday and Saturday.”
The recipe is a “Hawaiian classic'' that uses teriyaki short ribs instead of canned meat.
She added that after 50 years, “I guess you could say I've gotten used to it.”
Although she has taught many other chefs over the years, she has no formal training in the craft, SWNS reported.
The chef, who has been cooking for 50 years, said he is “very picky” when it comes to other people's cooking. “Sometimes I go to other restaurants. I eat, but it has no taste. It's not up to my standards,” she said. (St. Petersburg)
She said she learned everything from her mother.
“For all of my staff so far, I teach them how to cook and I teach the chefs how to make them,” she said.
Pierotti also said he is “very picky” when it comes to other people's food.
“Sometimes I go to other restaurants. I eat, but it has no taste. It's not up to my standards. I can make it better,” she said.
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This year, in addition to turning 80, she also celebrated 60 years of marriage to her husband, Antonio Pierotti.
He runs the front end of the house and she rules the kitchen.
“We were a great team,” she told SWNS.
“When I cook for someone, I feel good because I made something that they enjoyed,” said the longtime chef and restaurant owner (not pictured). (St. Petersburg)
The couple's son, Rio, has been involved in the family business since he was a teenager.
He called his mother “the hardest-working person I've ever known.”
“She still has a lot of energy,” he said. “She’s as focused and motivated as she was the first day she stepped foot here.”
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He added: “There is no one like my mother or father among the younger generation. I don't see anyone with the same dedication these days.”
“If people are happy, I'm happy too.”
He also said of his mother, “She takes great pride in her food. On the rare occasion someone doesn't like something, she takes it personally.” he said.
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He said if it was a “legitimate complaint, she would make sure something like this never happened again. If she doesn't think it's a legitimate complaint, then she's going to make some bad comments about Italians.” It might come out,” he said.
Pierotti himself revealed why he has continued to cook for so many years.
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“When I cook for someone, I feel good because I made something that they enjoyed. That's why I cook, too. If people are happy, I'm happy too.”
