“We are not chefs. We are just grandmothers (who are) sharing our culture,” Maral Tseylikman said as she sat in the dining room at Enoteca Maria, where she's worked for seven years. The Staten Island, ...

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 ...

ST. GEORGE, Staten Island -- At Enoteca Maria grandmas run the kitchen. More than 30 grandmas, or nonnas, cook the cuisines of their ancestors. Enoteca Maria Owner Jody Scaravella is well aware of ...

When I opened Netflix on a random Thursday and saw the streamer had released a new movie, Nonnas, I watched it that same night. After all, it boasted some of my favorite things: a comedy-drama with ...

Describing a meal as worthy of praise often comes down to the feeling it evokes — like the warmth and comfort of something your grandma might have made. There's a special kind of joy in food that ...

When we think of a fantastic Italian restaurant, what comes to mind? The heat of a wood-fired pizza oven, the aroma of garlic and basil on top of freshly prepared pasta, the pervasive smell of fresh ...

STATEN ISLAND (WABC) -- This week's Neighborhood Eats takes you to Enoteca Maria on Staten Island. It's a place where grandmothers representing countries from around the globe are hired as chefs to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Is Enoteca Maria getting ready to reopen soon? The 11-year old, St. George restaurant at 27 Hyatt Street, famed for its concept of a different Nonna cooking each night, has been ...