What a fabulous tribute to a woman who celebrated life, family, community, and food until the very end. Thank you, Vicky.

@eschaefer6512

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't have said it better.❤️

@chocolatesouljah

3 жыл бұрын

I am still teary. What a lovely tribute. Ms. Vicky, I am so smitten with the way you honored Giannina! 🙌🏾🥰🎶

@star222333

3 жыл бұрын

@christopher Beautifully said! What an amazing woman! ❤️ RIP

@joelpinto6982

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@oldtimer794

2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful soul!!

The last part made me cry, my grandmother Anna from Bari passed away this year on January at the age of 89. My condolences to the family, addio Giannina❤️

It's comforting to know that no matter where I am, or what I'm doing, somewhere far away there's a little old woman rolling a wooden dowel through fresh pasta

I imagine that her family cherishes this video as an opportunity to be reminded of such a talented woman. Thank you for sharing this lovely film.

How touching and joyful this is, despite the sad coda. A fitting tribute to Giannina's artistry, warmth, and strength. My condolences to her family, along with my thanks for sharing those beautiful images of her life. Addio, cara Giannina.

Man, this video choked me up. What a wonderful tribute to this extraordinary woman. It's within the nature of this channel that its protagonists may very well not be with us anymore as we watch their videos, and the fact that Giannina passed before her episode was posted is a stark reminder of that. I thought you handled it beautifully and with great respect and I hope her family will find peace in the fact that a worldwide audience was touched by her talent and knowledge.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

Her son has emailed to say how much the family appreciate everyone's kind comments 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

@pamelasmith7120

2 жыл бұрын

Same, almost sobbing here :(

You're doing such a service. If you hadn't captured video of Giannina making this dish when you did, then this tiny glimpse into her world would never have happened. I believe that every human life is unique and precious. You've preserved a tiny sliver of Giannina's precious and unique life. Thank you.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

thanks David; you are right, every life is unique, precious - and so interesting as a consequence. best wishes, Vicky

That was one of the best videos.shown on this channel. Loved every bit. I am very sad to know we have lost such a vibrant person. Thank you for including vintage photographs of her life, and best of all for the song she sang for all of us. Bless those strong hands which had made so many delicious dishes. Even as I write this, it is midnight here in India, and I have turned 75!!

Ms. Vicky, I don't want to upset anyone, but when a sweet lady like Giannina passes away, it makes me sad & almost sick, what a beautiful soul in heaven & condolences/blessings to her family. This is a great recipe, I love the maccheroni thick like that & the goat meat, the passata & olive oil, it's perfection. Once again, God bless the family, I know she will be missed, Father God, please bless her in heaven, Amen

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve; her son wrote to say how much he and the family appreciated everyone's kind words and condolences. best wishes, Vicky

@stevelogan5475

3 жыл бұрын

@@pastagrannies Ms.Vicky, please tell them they are welcome

This video made me cry! I remembered my grandmother that passed away in 1996, at the age of 90. 😢😢😢

Brava Giannina! Made her last pasta to a global audience! Well done sweet lady. RIP!

6:38 : " This wine is colourful ..." : my grandma (born in 1888) came from Reggio Calabria too and this reminds me her usual way to make a toast : "Questo vino / è bello e fino ..." "This wine / is beautiful and fine ... "

@ginger942

3 жыл бұрын

"fino" means "thin"

@carloal3498

3 жыл бұрын

"fino" in questo caso è la versione dialettale dell'italiano "fine", cioè "raffinato"

Well... I didn't expect Pasta Grannies to make my cry.

My dad's family came over in the 60s when he was about 15 from San Piero Patti, west of Messina, Sicily. Nana didn't speak much English, but I got to make make maccheroni with her a couple of times. She used the reeds her sister sent her from Sicily rather than the more modern metal rods most use. It was a treasure of mine that when she passed away in 2010, my dad gave me the reeds she used to make her pasta. I still have them, and have made the maccheroni -- which was all we knew it by on EVERY birthday, Easter, and Christmas -- with both of my kids whenever I can. I think it's time to make some soon. Thank you for sharing your time with Giannina with us. She really reminds me of my Nana, especially laughing as she sits there and rolls out the dough.

What a wonderful tribute. RIP Nonna 👼

It's now years since Giannina passed away, but I've just now watched this video. Thank you to the family for sharing your Granny with us.

Oh dear.... Prayers to this lovely lady's family....

A tear was shed... Rest in peace, Giannina. My condolences to her family and friends. She must've been an awesome woman! I'm glad the world got to know her.

Thank you honouring Giannina by posting this.

I'm sure the beautiful Giannina will live on in the memories of her family and community. This is a reminder of why the work you're doing is so fantastic, Vicki. Now, none of these women or their artistry will be forgotten. Thank you.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nancy; it's my great honour and privilege to meet all of them. best wishes, Vicky

This is so lovely that you were able to document this before her passing. A beautiful tribute to a wonderful lady!

A lovely lady is now making pasta for the angels! God Bless

Such a wonderful way to end the piece, with her photos and her singing. Thank you, Vicky, for bringing joy to a sad moment.

Thank you so much for the extra time you took to pay tribute to this woman.

May her memory be a blessing to all who encountered her, which thanks to this channel is many more than it would have been. I love the old pictures of her in the Carnevale hat with the basket on her head!

Rip Giannina this dish looks incredible !!!!

What a good long life. Full of love, family, good hard work and good food. May we all be so blessed.

So beautiful! I love that Pasta Grannies is telling the stories and celebrating these women before we lose them.

Many thanks to you and the family for sharing. I so enjoy watching the pasta being rolled on a metal rod. Bless the family in their loss

I love her. She just wants to be recognized for all her hard work. I totally appreciate her. 😊

What a beautiful way to immortalise Giannina doing something she loved. RIP sweet lady.

I really admire those people who lived in a different time. We have so much to learn with them about living a more simple and natural life. For her it's so organic to make pasta. Beautiful to watch!

Omg I'm actually crying 😭 I send a big hug to her family

Such a great way to remember her by. Thanks for sharing such a loving families story.

I love this so much, may she Rest In Peace. We appreciate, we honor & we hold dear to our beloved family members & grannies for showing her skills & experience through her dishes. Thank you for sharing this, I will cook this someday to honor her shared knowledge. 🌺❤️🌸

The tribute at the end was very touching... RIP Grannie Giannina 😞🙏😞

Very moving ending. Giannina brought a precious meaning to this video, as how she lived her life.

What can I say....yes, tears and joy. Thank you for bringing us so close to Giannini and her home. As I watched her rolling the macaroni I wondered if I can find an umbrella spoke or equivalent and try to make some of these. We often made pasta by hand many years ago as a way to preserve eggs for winter.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

hi Christina, bamboo skewers or dowels work, as long as the surface is a bit rough. I am interested by your comment your family made pasta to preserve eggs; where did your family come from? best wishes, Vicky

How sweet a tribute to such a sweet lady! God bless you all!

Beautiful video! Thank you for sharing.

So beautiful to hear her speak her local language proudly, not Italian but Calabrese!

I’m so glad her family has this video for her grandchildren

This pinched my heart. 🥺 Thank you for sharing authentic Italian cooking & most of all for singing to us. May you continue to cook sumptuous meals in heaven. Rest In Peace. 🙏🏼

Grazie di ❤️ Pasta Grannies siete nel Paese che più mi appartiene. Tradizioni, cultura, gastronomia questo e tanto altro ancora, è la magia della Valle dell'Esaro, di tutti i Paesi e le frazioni vicine. Condoglianze alla famiglia per questa bella nonna che purtroppo non c'è più è che ho saputo essere stata, dai miei cugini, un'icona meravigliosa, conosciuta e amata da tutti.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

Grazie per le gentili parole 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

She had a great run! Nothing to be sad about. Great video

What if you are Italian but still need English subtitles to understand? 😂 This lady really speaks her local language, not just an accent!

@smtuscany

3 жыл бұрын

@Salvatore Scafatesi Ah, there was some Arbëreshë thrown in there, that’s why. I didn’t realize at first.

@elisaastorino2881

3 жыл бұрын

My grandparents were Arbereshe and I couldn't understand a word of it. Well, there were a few Italian words here and there.

I count myself as a stoic sort of guy but the tribute at the end choked me up, and made me think of my own grandmother, her life, and all her delicious food. What a great video.

Calabria is one of my favorites!! I think of pepperoncino, cured meats, and rich hearty sauces, tutto Bueno

Beautiful and touching tribute to Giannina. The final photo was so perfect. ♥️

Such lovely old lady. My wife and I watched together and we both cried.

@samuelpinto8733

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the amazing and touching video!

What a colorful life she must have had, like the colorful ingredients she used for this dish. And the lower wooden board supported by two chairs for her comfort while working the dough! Simply genius. And lucky all the people who got to eat her food at her tiny restaurant. All that hard work in her life one could hear it in her tired voice. Saying a little prayer for her soul.

Working and singing till the end! A truly beautiful soul, may she rest in eternal peace!

God bless her family. I loved watching her video and song

May Giannina Rest In Peace. She lived a beautiful life and her pasta reminds me of my Nonna’s.

Wow what beautiful human, what better way to spend your life than nourishing your community with delicious food and carrying on rich cultural traditions. Thanks for this video ❤️

So very poignant! I came out here searching for Pasta Grannies videos that feature my own Calabrian heritage, and this one is the most heartfelt and resonant. I send my deepest sympathies to her beautiful family who I am sure miss her very much. Thank you for this beautiful tribute to a truly remarkable and talented woman who lived life to the fullest!

I have come to ADORE these women and men.... their traditions, their customs, their preparations of the foods they love.. And how accommodating they are to Vicky and her crew...I can't click fast enough when Vicky posts our latest helping of #Pasta Grannies.. I've always wanted to see this beautiful country.. And what we see on this channel, we couldn't get anywhere else in the world... Thank you so much, Vicky, for bringing us into this fascinating world!!

How wonderful it must be for the family to have such a beautiful last tribute to the woman the loved. Respect for the way in which you ended the video and Rest In Peace Giannina!

God bless Giannina, and all of these kind people who so generously share themselves, and their recipes, with us all ❤️

Another amazing video. Absolutely beautiful! How sad, I shed a tear for someone I know not. God bless her and her family

RIP beautiful lady. Thanks for sharing your skills with the World.

I didn't expect to sit here and surreptitiously try to wipe tears in public while casually looking for spicy ragu recipes. A piece of people's lives are in their recipes. Thanks for sharing.

So sad that she passed away, but i'm quite sure she's in Heaven. She reminds me of my grandma, who passed away 6 years ago, at the age of 95, i recall all her wonderous recipes, best food i ever ate was cooked by her. Grandmas have a way to never leaving our hearts and souls, and we sure never forget their cooking. I've been to Italy often before this whole pandemic thing, i hope to go back again soon and eat all this great pasta again. Rest in peace, Gianninna!

What a lovely lady and this tribute to her. I wish some of the phonies and quacks who have KZread channels could have a tenth of the realness and sincerity of these fabulous pasta grannies!

May God bless and illuminate her soul....

So grateful Giannina was willing to share her gifts with the world! May light perpetual shine on such a lovely soul.

A wonderful tribute and a beautiful memory for the family. Bless you Giannina!

Another beautiful piece of history passed away. RIP lovely Calabrian woman, my fellow country woman.

Immorality through beautiful food…well done Vicky!

I wish we could have seen her restaurant in full swing. Probably was fabulous. Wonderful lady.

Such a thoughtful and touching video, Vicky. Thank you for presenting Giannina with such love and respect.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Didi 😊🌺

How amazing. Thank you for passing along these stories and knowledge.

thank you for helping to preserve some of these great food traditions & ways

Awww bless her soul. She is such a nice nona i love her a lot.

I've learned that recipes live on even though the author has long since gone, They travel and mutate but always taste great! They feed our stomachs as well as nourish our souls.. and they make us feel part of a world that is always whole.... R.I.P Giannina.... I've saved this recipe and I hope I can do it justice when I make it!

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

Your words are so true, Minesh. I hope you enjoy the process - and eating the result 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

I'm late to these amazing videos, watched this one and didn't expect the ending, but just bawled my eyes out. Bless Giannina and her wonderful hands! This is something beautiful and special that can be passed down the generations in her family. Her memory will live on per sempre!

What a fabulous joyful channel. The world needs more of this.

Wonderful tribute in the end of the video.

Thanks pasta granny for share with the world this incredible cookers and the Italian tradition. Giannina RIP❤️🥺

This show always brings a good warm feeling to my heart.

This looks so good! Glad she got to share this with us before she passed ♥️

God bless Giannina. May you fly high with all the angels. You contributed so much to life and your family.

Beautiful tribute to an Italian treasure. Thank you for sharing her with us, Vicky.

RIP Bella Pasta Granny You fly with Eagles now and look over your family Thank you to her family for letting us have this moment 💞

God bless her! A life well lived! Rest in peace and thank you so much for this wonderful channel!

This is becoming one of my favorite channel's in a hurry!

Giannina now you have become a Pasta Angel. Thank you for this beautiful video. May God bless all grannies❤

Oh, what a tribute to a wonderful woman.!

Me encanta este programa bendiciones para todos los bellos cocineros. Saludos desde Ecuador

Prayers and blessings for this lovely woman and all who loved her. I too feel privileged to have watched her cook with love ❤️ 🍝🥫🐐👼

How lovely, beautiful tribute. Made me cry.

Thank you for this video. My condolences to Giannina’s loved ones. The last part of this video was very touching. It was lovely to see her in her traditional outfit with her family and friends. I especially loved her singing. A life well lived .❤️

God bless this beautiful lady. Brought tears to my eyes

I just watched this, my condolences to her family. She seems like an woman❤️

I appreciate that you captured her beautiful essence, via, a delicious pasta recipe such as this. 💙 And the tribute, miigwetch!

Bless❤ what a lovely tribute to her life this is. ❤❤

thanks to you, she and her macaroni wont be forgotten

Sto piangendo 😔 Che bellissimo omaggio a Giannina. Era una donna stupenda. Grazie di cuore per questo video

Ihr seid die besten!

Riposa in pace nonnina 🙏🏻