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  • Enoteca, blogworthy foodie pics at FreshNYC

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    Rather than bring you genuine Italian food just like Grandma use to make it, Jody Scaravella is bringing you authentic Nonna’s food. Enoteca Maria features a rotating roster of Italian grandmas specializing in cuisines from different regions of Italy – Milano, Viscenza, Napoli, Palermo; each bringing their own unique specialties to their night showcasing dishes from their specific regions made with fresh ingredients and prepared traditionally in sizeable portions. One day you may find Nonna Teresa’s Sicilian specialty, lasagne agli prosciutto e melanzane or pasta con sarde. Another day, it could be Adelena’a rustic Neapolitan cuisine, her favorite Tagliatelle alla Mantavana (with Pumpkin, Sausage, and Chestnuts) or torta rustica with figs. With current line-up of 8 chefs, it’s like having 8 restaurants in one, each day brings new flavors, new experience.

    The space is long and slim with exposed bricks and industrial style lighting keeping the atmosphere casual, comfortable and family friendly. Reservations are for a 2-hour block so you don’t want to be in a rush instead, this is a place to experience food and enjoy being with friends and family as you eat.

  • Nonna’s House, Enoteca’s own Cooking Book is on Sale Now in Hardcover!

     

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    COMING APRIL 7, 2015
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    This beautiful collection of food and nostalgia features great traditions from the heart of Italy, with delicious recipes and colorful stories from the internationally celebrated grandmothers of Enoteca Maria—a one-of-a-kind Italian restaurant where a rotating cast of nonnas are the star chefs. Enoteca Maria takes great home cooking seriously. At this intimate, hospitable restaurant on Staten Island, all the cooking is done by ten nonnas (grandmothers), drawing on their own family recipes, handed down for generations, which reflect their regional traditions. Here are their delicious homemade pastas, risottos, desserts, and more, which have foodies from all over the world taking the ferry to the forgotten borough for an authentic taste of Italy.


    Beautiful full-color photography captures the fresh, distinctive flavors of these surprising dishes. Nonna Cristina shares her beautiful Risotto with Strawberries, Black Pepper, and Parmesan; Nonna Margherita offers delectable Stuffed Peppers with Pine Nuts and Raisins; and Nonna Teresa shows off her prize-winning Meat and Cheese Lasagna. Nonna Elvira whips up her peerless Linguine with Cuttlefish and Ink; Adelina creates a savory Tagliatelle with Pumpkin, Sausage, and Chestnuts; and Rosaria makes handmade Spaghetti alla Chitarra with Cherry Tomatoes and Porcini Mushrooms. Nonna Carmelina shares her classic Potato Pie with Ham, Salami, and Mozzarella; Rosa confides her nonna’s secret recipe for Rabbit with Sage; and Nina sautés Chicken alla Capricciosa, with prosciutto and mushrooms. Nonna Francesca launches the book with advice on the time-honored art of preserving everything from olives to soppressata.

    With its utterly delicious tastes of grandmother’s kitchen, Nonna’s House is a legacy of flavors passed down through generations, now captured here forever. Restaurant founder Jody Scaravella says it best: “If I have a choice between a three-star Michelin chef’s restaurant and Grandma’s, I’m going to Grandma’s. I’m going to the source.”

  • GOOD DAY CAFE: NONNAS COOK

    Enoteca’s Nonnas made a special appearance on Fox Good Day NY! Click to Watch!

     

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  • Business Owners are Talking – Citibank

    Citibank has chosen to put a quote from Joe on their website header, and feature a video interviewing the nonnas of Enoteca Maria.

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  • Today Show features Enoteca Maria!

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    TODAY |  Aired on November 21, 2012 Restaurant puts Italian grandmas in the kitchen Enoteca Maria in Staten Island, N.Y., is giving new meaning to the term “family-style restaurant.” The restaurant is employing a team of real Italian grandmas, or Nonnas, most of whom have little to no restaurant experience, to cook every dinner like they’re cooking for family. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports.

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  • Unique Eats: Off the Grid

    Enoteca Maria is featured in this Cooking Channel TV show, Watch the numberswiki.com

    segment here! Unique Eats: Off the Grid