NONNA'S HOUSE Cooking and Reminiscing with the Italian Grandmothers of Enoteca Maria

This homespun audiobook mixes memories and recipes. Golden Voice narrator Cassandra Campbell brings her talent for storytelling, ease with Italian words, and melodious intonation to this fun and fascinating listen. At Enoteca Maria restaurant on Staten Island, New York's least celebrated borough, eight Italian grandmothers, nonne, rotate their services as chef. Proprietor/author Scaravella gives them free rein in the kitchen, and the text offers them opportunities to both reminisce and discuss the regional variations of la cucina Italiana. The dishes range from classics--gnocchi, risotto, polenta--to more innovative--fig and nut crostata, eggplant with chocolate. Also offered are hints for everyday Italian cooking: Put a bay leaf in the pasta water. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2025]