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I'm Aunt Anna & 

this is my story...

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     Growing up in an Italian immigrant family, my Grandma Gigliotti would proudly give me one of her hard, dry, crumbly licorice-tasting cookies that she called Biscotti. I quickly developed an aversion to them as I found myself dreaming of delicious, warm out of the oven, chocolate chip cookies that other grandmas would give their grandchildren.

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     Many years later as the Coffee Revolution was brewing, my husband and I purchased an espresso machine for our Italian restaurant.  Needing a treat to go along with it, I recalled the biscotti of my youth and vowed to make one that wouldn't break your teeth and that would actually taste good!

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     It took me weeks of baking and batch after batch (after batch) to perfect my recipe.  Our patrons took to the biscotti immediately, and as word spread, I outgrew my home bakery and moved into empty basement space at the restaurant. From these humble beginnings, Aunt Anna’s Biscotti is now in hundreds of coffee shops and specialty stores! 

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     The name “Aunt Anna’s” comes from being an aunt to 5 nieces, 5 nephews, 8 great nieces, and 8 great nephews (and counting), some of whom were test testers in the early 1990s and all of whom enjoy eating my biscotti today.

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Inspiration comes from unexpected places... 

Grandma Gigliotti would be proud.