Portrait of Annamaria Kolić
i. Biography
Annamaria Kolić is the chef running Alla Beccaccia in Valbandon, Croatia, where she has led the kitchen since spring 2023 alongside her husband Ivor Kolić. She is a chef trained at The Culinary Institute of America who has also worked in Germany, Italy, and Austria, and whose cooking emphasizes local Istrian ingredients and traditional flavors.