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Posted on December 17, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

Enoteca hits Germany!

See it all here, including Joe and the nonne overdubbed in German: http://www.playvideo.de/essen-mit-herz-in-diesem-restaurant-kochen-23-grossmuetter-1695777.html

Posted on November 17, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

Ploumitsa from Chios, Greece

Γεια σας. Ονομάζομαι Πλουμιτσα. Κατάγομαι από τον Άγιο Γεώργιο Συκουση που βρίσκετε στο νησί της Μυροβολου Χίου. Μεγάλωσα στην Χιο με τους γονείς μου και τα τρία αδέλφια μου. Από μικρή μου άρεσε πολυ να φτιάχνω γλυκά αλλά η μαμά μου ήθελε να τα κάνει όλα μόνη της. Στα 24 ετών, παντρεύτηκα και μετακόμισα στην Αμερική. Δεν ήξερα να μαγειρεύω τίποτα, αλλά ο άντρας μου, που ήταν και εκείνος από τον Άγιο Γεώργιο Συκουση, και η Θεία του, με έμαθαν να μαγειρεύω.
Κάναμε τρία παιδιά, και τα στείλαμε σε Ελληνικά σχολεία. Επειδή δεν εργαζόμουν όταν τα παιδιά ήταν μικρά, είχα καιρό και μου αρεσε πολυ να μαγειρεύω τα Ελληνικά φαγητά που έφτιαχνε η μητέρα μου. Στα γραμματα που μου εστελνε, έγραφε πως έφτιαχνε διαφορα φαγητά και ακολουθούσα τις οδηγίες της.  Σιγα-σιγά εμαθα να φτιάχνω τα ωραία φαγητά της μητέρας μου.
Τωρα που τα παιδιά μου έχουν μεγαλώσει, και ο μεγαλύτερος μου γιος εχει παντρευτεί και έχω εγγονό, έρχονται στο σπίτι και τους φτιάχνω τα ελληνικά φαγητά και γλυκά που τους αρέσουν.
Θέλω να μάθουν όλοι τα φανταστικά πιάτα της Ελλάδας. Γιαυτο είμαι τόσο ενθουσιασμένη που θα παρουσιάσω μια γεύση της Ελλάδας σε τέτοιο ωραίο εστιατόριο. Ο προστάτης του χωριού μου, ο Άγιος Γεώργιος, με κάλεσε πισω κοντά του στον Άγιο Γεώργιο του Στατεν Άιλαντ.

Posted on November 16, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

WPIX 11 Reports: Cooking up Comfort!

Full Story: http://pix11.com/2016/11/14/nonnas-cooking-up-comfort-on-staten-island/

Posted on November 8, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

NBC Nightly News visits Enoteca

Full Article and Slideshow available here: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Staten-Island-Restaurant-Nonnas-Cooking-Homemade-397961991.html

Check out the Video Here!

Posted on October 27, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

Food Porn from Deadspin!

Follow this link for the full episode: http://deadspin.com/we-have-made-food-porn-for-you-the-hungry-people-1787657561

Whoa, hey look at that … it’s a Foodspin TV show. That’s right, folks: Albert Burneko and I and the crack Deadspin video team have made our very own food porn, in which we go across the country to watch master chefs cook their signature dishes, then try to cook our own versions of those dishes and fuck it all up. And yes, I wear a dumb shirt the whole time.

This week, we’re in Staten Island at Enoteca Maria, the fabled Italian restaurant that brings in grandmas (“nonnas”) from all over the world to have them cook every night. That’s where Albert and I learned to cook Sri Lankan seafood curry. (I know that’s not Italian … roll with it.) Want to make some yourself? Here’s the recipe for our version:

Sri Lankan seafood curry

1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 pound scallops

1 tomato, chopped

1 red onion, chopped

2 teaspoons Sri Lankan Chili powder

½ teaspoon turmeric

½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds

2 green chiles, sliced

1 cinnamon stick

½ cup water

Handful of curry leaves

1 cup coconut milk

Oil

Salt

• Soak the shrimp and scallops in a bowl filled with water, salt and turmeric. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a skillet. Toast the fenugreek seeds and cinnamon for a minute, and then add the onion and garlic. Once those are soft, add the chiles, curry powder, and curry leaves and stir them around for another minute or two. Add the tomato and let everything meld together. Then toss in the coconut milk, and water. Let it reduce down to a nice thick sauce, then take the shrimp and scallops out of the turmeric wash and put them in. Remove the cinnamon stick. The shellfish should cook through quickly, in a couple of minutes. Serve over rice or noodles.
• Enjoy, motherfucker!

Posted on October 27, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

CBS Coverage!

Posted on October 11, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

Nonnas in Training Cooking Classes! Open Enrollment Season!

Nonnas in Training is a new project being rolled out by Enoteca Maria. Our aim is to keep alive the passing down of technique and knowledge from one generation to another, and from one culture to another. Every day we are open (Wed.-Sun.) we have a different international Nonna cooking at Enoteca Maria, and now from 12-3, they will be teaching how they make their signature dishes in a daily FREE one on one cooking class. The only catch is you don’t get to choose the nationality of the chef you will study under. Use the registration form here on the website to let us know your availability and we will contact you with your enrollment date to come in and receive hands on training from one of our acclaimed international Nonne.

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION PAGE