The real story of Enoteca Maria is much bigger than what you see in the Netflix movie.

Netflix's 2025 biographical comedy drama starring Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, and Lorraine Bracco is based on a true story, ...

From left: Vince Vaughn, Joe Scaravella, Bruno Tropeano and Joe Manganiello as Bruno on the set of Nonnas. Photo: Jeong Park/Netflix Nonnas was not filmed at the real Enoteca Maria in Staten Island.

Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire and Brenda Vaccaro play the women whose recipes and stories enliven a film inspired by the real Enoteca Maria restaurant. MTA worker Joe (Vince Vaughn ...

Joe Scaravella is a true Brooklyn native who opened his restaurant, Enoteca Maria, on Staten Island in 2007. Just like in the film, the restaurant is named after his grandmother, Domenica, and his ...

How a New York restaurant run by grandmas inspired the new movie 'Nonnas,' starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Susan Sarandon, Talia Shire and Brenda Vaccaro.

The Italian grandmothers rediscover themselves through cooking at Enoteca Maria. Joe Manganiello as Bruno and Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella in Nonnas. Netflix ...

“Nonnas,” a new film that released on Netflix on May 9, stars Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella, a real-life figure who founded an Italian restaurant on Staten Island called Enoteca Maria to ...

At one point between camera flashes the movie star embraced the character he portrayed, the real life Joe Scaravella from Enoteca Maria in St. George.

Gabriella Bass The proprietor helped Vaughn, who he calls a “really down to earth and sweet guy,” and writer Liz Maccie turn the remarkable Enoteca Maria journey into a heart-tugging movie.

Vince Vaughn joined forces with iconic actresses Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Susan Sarandon and Brenda Vaccaro for the new movie "Nonnas," which celebrates food, family and tradition.

But the real story of Joe Scaravella and Enoteca Maria is even better. Read on to learn more about the Nonnas true story, the real Joe Scaravella, and the real Enoteca Maria.