This NYC Restaurant is Ruled by Grandmas from Around the World

Enoteca Maria is a small restaurant in the St. George section of Staten Island and it's unlike almost any other restaurant in the United States. All of the restaurant’s internationally diverse chefs are women 55 and over-affectionately called "nonnas" -the Italian word for grandma (nonna).The owner of Enoteca Maria, Jodie Caraballo, describes this unusual restaurant where women from around the world share their culinary wisdom with locals and tourists who come for the diversity of dishes. He values his older employees’ years of experience, including that of Maral Tseylikman, who shares her cooking from Azerbaijan and is featured in this video. Her long journey to work includes the Staten Island Ferry, which many travelers use to reach the restaurant as well.
Enoteca Maria is on the lookout for nonnas from around the world to share their cuisine in Staten Island. If you are interested, visit www.EnotecaMaria.com.
This Aging Together in New York segment from The WNET Group was made by:
Dana Roberson, Executive Producer
Michelle Smawley, Producer
Hari Sreenivasan, Correspondent
Judith Wolff, Editor
Darren Peister, Editor
Kerry Solloway, Editor
Mark E. Andersen, Camera
Chris Callus, Audio
Michael Pruitt-Bruun, Camera
Joe Conlon, Camera
Haghi Suka, Camera
Sonoko Aoyagi Leopold, Operations Manager
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[@PatrickCole-md9bu]

Awesome idea! Looking forward to visiting this place later this year.

[@SupaD77]

Me too. I've been wanting to go there for years, but COVID happened and I haven't really travelled since. In the fall, I'm going there to see Suffs and eat great food.

[@philaman1972]

Brilliant. These women cook with love and it shows...

[@goddessofthecosmos]

This is so beautiful ❤️

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

Nice Story.

[@gunnerdetroit]

Makes me miss my Nono. Nobody could out cook my nono. Real authentic Sicilian.

[@rozarakhamimova2418]

❤❤❤❤ 👍👍🌹

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

Good Story.

[@ThirteenWNET]

Thank you! 🙂

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

@@ThirteenWNET Anytime.

[@RobertaFierro-mc1ub]

What part of Staten Island? I'd like to take a friend of mine here!

[@KayceGonzalez]

Near the Staten Island Ferry. You can literally take the boat over from Manhattan if you are not driving and walk over.

[@RobertaFierro-mc1ub]

@KayceGonzalez okay! They call that area, I believe, St. George! Thank You so much!

[@SupaD77]

@@RobertaFierro-mc1ub they sure do.