Posted on April 24, 2012 - by admin
The Chew: Grandmas Heat Up the Kitchen!
We were featured on this hit TV cooking show, The Chew! Marvelous!
Posted on September 9, 2010 - by wervil
The Matriarchs of Gourmet
Enoteca Maria celebrates Grandmas from every culture. Even during times of hardship they have fashioned gourmet meals from the simplest of ingredients, poverty driven dishes, which have become the jewels in the crown of many 5 star Michelin Chefs! They are the foundation on which all else is set. To all who stand tall on the shoulders of these Matriarchs, Enoteca Maria says, Sit down Sonny, Grandma’s here!
Posted on April 13, 2012 - by admin
Wall Street Journal Spotlight: Where ‘Nonnas’ Know the Wine
Only two of the nine grandmothers, or “nonnas,” working in the kitchen of Staten Island’s Enoteca Maria actually live on Staten Island and there are probably about as many native oenophiles among the restaurant’s wine drinking crowd. “We get a lot of people from Manhattan—not many from Staten Island,” said Enoteca proprietor and Staten Island [...]
Posted on March 23, 2012 - by wervil
NPR Review! Italian ‘Nonnas’ Bring Taste Of Home To Staten Island
America is dotted with countless restaurants large and small. Many of those are well-loved for their distinct character — and for what they can teach diners about cooking, and about life.
One such establishment is Enoteca Maria, an Italian restaurant on New York’s Staten Island. Read More…
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/21/149001050/italian-nonnas-bring-taste-of-home-to-staten-island
Posted on February 29, 2012 - by jodsca
Enoteca Maria – an authentic taste of Italy on Staten Island
Staten Island Lifestyle blogs Enoteca. Follow this link for a great post with plenty of detail photos of the Enoteca Maria.
Posted on August 17, 2011 - by wervil
Exotic Table: Enoteca Maria
VideoHere’s the second webisode of my series Exotic Table. In it, I take a trip to an Italian restaurant in Staten Island where grandmas are chefs and create the daily menu based on specialties from their particular region of Italy. I learn a beautiful porcini mushroom pasta dish from Rosa Turano, a grandma [...]
Nonnas on CNN: Eatocracy Interview!
by wervil on July 8, 2011
Culture & The Arts
Biodynamic Garden on Staten Island
Something exciting and unexpected is growing on old Pavilion Hill, in Staten Island. Joe Scaravella, proprieter of Enoteca Maria, along with a group of like-minded friends, is developing a biodynamic micro-farm, located on a terraced hillside, a few short blocks from his restaurant. Responding to that same inner drive that inspired him to open the Enoteca, Joe [...]
Culture & The Arts
La Dolce Vita
With an appreciation of the good life, we have assembled a small list of resources where you can read and experience some of the finest and perhaps lesser-known wonders of Italian culture.
Snippets
Celebrating Grandma
Tell us about your grandmother! We’d love to read your stories and see your photos of grandma. Does your grandmother have a favorite recipe? What’s that delectable dish she makes (or used to make) for you on Sundays? Is there a special photo of grandma you’d like to show?
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A Virtual Tour...
A virtual book of Nonnas from around the world. Add your Nonna to the annals of history! (Attn: mobile device users, Flash is required to view this)