In 2007, Joe Scaravella, who'd recently lost his parents and grandmother, opened an unlikely restaurant on New York's Staten Island: Enoteca Maria, where dishes were prepared by Italian grandmothers ...

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 ...

“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, ...

Wining and dining is nice, but sometimes, you just want a home-cooked meal from Grandma. Luckily, no matter which corner of the world you’re from, you’ll find a small sliver of home at Staten Island’s ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

My fingers can't type fast enough with the excitement over Enoteca Maria. (Tee hee.) This is a wonderful addition to Staten Island and an ideal spot on the North Shore. Hooray for the borough! We are ...