How a New York restaurant run by grandmas inspired the new movie 'Nonnas,' starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Susan Sarandon, Talia Shire and Brenda Vaccaro.

Susan Sarandon, Talia Shire, and Lorraine Bracco run the kitchen in 'Nonnas,' a Netflix film inspired by a real restaurant ...

Director Stephen Chbosky highlights the "amazing women" being celebrated in the film, based on a true story, starring Vince ...

Yes, Joe Scaravella and the Enoteca Maria restaurant are real. But if you want a seat at the table, you’ll need to make a reservation. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, with a screenplay written by ...

Joe Scaravella is a true Brooklyn native who opened his restaurant, Enoteca Maria, on Staten Island in 2007. Just like in the film, the restaurant is named after his grandmother, Domenica ...

Editor’s note: These stories were originally published in the Staten Island Advance and on SILive.com in 2007 when Enoteca Maria was new. The restaurant’s story is now the basis for the Netfli ...

Amy McCarthy is a reporter at Eater.com, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Named for the late mother of founder Jody Scaravella, the real Enoteca ...

Jody Scaravella knew right away that Enoteca Maria, the Staten Island restaurant he opened in 2007 where grandmothers cook traditional meals for customers, would make a perfect movie. How could he ...

Scaravella is the owner of Enoteca Maria, the real-life Staten Island restaurant that inspired the new Netflix comedy “Nonnas,” released last week. Often cooked with breadcrumbs, garlic ...

Steps from the ferry terminal in the New York City borough of Staten Island, in a neighborhood overlooking the lower Manhattan skyline, is Enoteca Maria, a 35-seat restaurant where the chefs are ...