Does an oven fit in a FIAT 500?
It must be difficult to transport a pizza oven in such a small car. However, that was the beginning of a dream that, for more than three decades, has brought the best taste of Italy to thousands of customers.
With just five thousand liras, an oven and a small Fiat, he set off towards the Malaga town of Fuengirola, where the inauguration of a small establishment, with an unmistakable Italian flavor, became quite an event.
Every day, hundreds of customers queued to enjoy the best dishes of Italian cuisine cooked with authentic ‘La Mamma’ recipes. Some recipes that accompanied the founders from their hometown in Italy, Matelica.
As the years went by, the great Italian family grew. Paolo, Sergio’s brother, brightened the nights with his old Neapolitan songs. Silvio also arrived with his family. From Sicily, the Zanca family settled in Fuengirola and brought their friendship and the authentic flavors of the south. Lello, Decco, Lino, Carlo Tacconi, Luciano, Nicola also arrived and the adventure was repeated in the main cities of Andalusia and the rest of Spain.
The eighties arrived and the family continued to grow with the opening of new restaurants in Malaga, Córdoba, Seville, Cádiz, which continued the tradition. The best recipes in the best Italian atmosphere. In the group’s restaurants, the most popular characters from the world of culture and entertainment met at that time. Everyone knew that true cuisine and the best company were found in an ‘O Mamma Mia’ restaurant.
New challenges arrived and the chain extended to Madrid, Extremadura, Murcia and other locations where the successes of previous openings were repeated. The small Pizzeria became a group present in Spain and Portugal that has managed to maintain all the flavor and color that Italy once dreamed of.
The current stage belongs to the new generation: From Malaga, Leonardo, Andrea and Mauro Bracci guarantee tradition with the help of Bruno, the master of Mozzarella and the best Italian products, Nino our Chef, and Nuria and Miguel Angel from the office. David il giornalista. Friends from other places have also arrived to the family such as Nuno, our man in Portugal, David Puebla, in charge of Madrid, Javier del Pino, another pasta lover, Pepi and Alfredo, Felipe, Toni, Luis, Santiago, Carlos, Emilio Zuccarlello, Nicolas Medeot, Francis, Justo, Manolo, Paco, Juanma, Manuel and Rafa, Javier and Pedro, Thank you to all of them, and to all those who have trusted in our enthusiasm, the dishes from the ‘O’ restaurants Mamma Mia’ continue to stand out for their fidelity to original recipes and the most select raw materials. The result: authentic Italian cuisine. Our family in Italy would not have allowed us to do anything else. Now, how Sergio Bracci managed to raise the oven in the little Fiat still remains a mystery.
