A restaurant in New York will not only send you down memory lane but also transport you to different countries with its specially created dishes from grandmothers around the world.
At Enoteca Maria, in Staten Island, they celebrate cultural diversity as nonnas (the Italian term for grandmothers) from different cultures whip up dishes with authentic recipes that have been passed down through the generations.
Nonna Nancy making weisswurst. (Courtesy of Jody Scaravella)
Several years ago, owner Jody Scaravella, 67, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, came up with the idea of opening his own restaurant as he wished to share the culinary culture of Italian grandmothers….