Elia Tamburri immigrated to the US from Italy in 1962. She is well known in San Pedro for her Italian cooking and baking and has hosted hundreds of meals for family, friends and strangers alike. She specializes in recipes from the Abruzzo region where she is from. She and her husband Omero raised three children.She will be 90 in March.
Her daughter is Connie McOsker, Case Manager at a family homeless shelter at Harbor Interfaith Services and Community Projects Manager for Grand Vision Foundation, a non-profit in the arts. She is a six year member of The Garden Church, San Pedro, and is studying to be a Swedenborgian Licensed Pastor. She and her husband TIm raised five children.
Her daughter is Nella McOsker, Vice President of Strategic Relations for Central City Association, Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the CORO Fellowship in Public Affairs and a Board Member of TACSC, a youth leadership organization. She and her husband Nick are new parents of Omero, 10 months.