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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 resident Joe Scaravella. “I don’t know why that is.” Read more>
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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
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Exotic Table: Enoteca Maria
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Here’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 from Vicenza. After, I recreate the dish as Porcini Macaroni Pie for a ladies lunch. Enjoy!
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Nonnas on CNN: Eatocracy Interview!
http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/07/07/missing-home-cooking-borrow-a-grandma/