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Posted on December 27, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

German Radio Media covering the Nonnas of the World!

This article is in German, and there is a radio recording at the bottom of the article: http://www1.wdr.de/kultur/enoteca-maria-100.html

Posted on December 23, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

Presenting: Nonnas of the World

At Enoteca Maria we celebrate cultural diversity by serving cuisines from around the world, but we do it in the most uniquely authentic way possible. Real grandmothers from every country across the globe are invited and hired as chefs to cook the recipes handed down to them that they cook at home for their families, that make up the fabric of the culture they were born and raised in. We aspire to build cultural connections through the universal language of cooking, and one way we can do that besides eating it, is teaching it! We hold classes where aspiring chefs can get the opportunity to learn from the nonnas in the kitchen.

Culture is a resource worth preserving. After all a tree can’t grow and change without its roots. To uphold this mission we have pioneered a virtual book project that collects the recipes and stories of grandmothers from around the world called Nonnas of the World. Click the banner below to check it out!

 

See the Nonnas in Action!

Posted on December 17, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

Enoteca hits Germany!

See it all here, including Joe and the nonne overdubbed in German: http://www.playvideo.de/essen-mit-herz-in-diesem-restaurant-kochen-23-grossmuetter-1695777.html

Posted on November 16, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

WPIX 11 Reports: Cooking up Comfort!

Full Story: http://pix11.com/2016/11/14/nonnas-cooking-up-comfort-on-staten-island/

Posted on November 8, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

NBC Nightly News visits Enoteca

Full Article and Slideshow available here: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Staten-Island-Restaurant-Nonnas-Cooking-Homemade-397961991.html

Check out the Video Here!

Posted on October 27, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

Food Porn from Deadspin!

Follow this link for the full episode: http://deadspin.com/we-have-made-food-porn-for-you-the-hungry-people-1787657561

Whoa, hey look at that … it’s a Foodspin TV show. That’s right, folks: Albert Burneko and I and the crack Deadspin video team have made our very own food porn, in which we go across the country to watch master chefs cook their signature dishes, then try to cook our own versions of those dishes and fuck it all up. And yes, I wear a dumb shirt the whole time.

This week, we’re in Staten Island at Enoteca Maria, the fabled Italian restaurant that brings in grandmas (“nonnas”) from all over the world to have them cook every night. That’s where Albert and I learned to cook Sri Lankan seafood curry. (I know that’s not Italian … roll with it.) Want to make some yourself? Here’s the recipe for our version:

Sri Lankan seafood curry

1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 pound scallops

1 tomato, chopped

1 red onion, chopped

2 teaspoons Sri Lankan Chili powder

½ teaspoon turmeric

½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds

2 green chiles, sliced

1 cinnamon stick

½ cup water

Handful of curry leaves

1 cup coconut milk

Oil

Salt

• Soak the shrimp and scallops in a bowl filled with water, salt and turmeric. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a skillet. Toast the fenugreek seeds and cinnamon for a minute, and then add the onion and garlic. Once those are soft, add the chiles, curry powder, and curry leaves and stir them around for another minute or two. Add the tomato and let everything meld together. Then toss in the coconut milk, and water. Let it reduce down to a nice thick sauce, then take the shrimp and scallops out of the turmeric wash and put them in. Remove the cinnamon stick. The shellfish should cook through quickly, in a couple of minutes. Serve over rice or noodles.
• Enjoy, motherfucker!

Posted on October 27, 2016 - by Enoteca - Comments are off for this post

CBS Coverage!