“祖母”餐厅

Lavinia Spalding

Maybe you grew up eating food made by your grandmothers, mouth-watering dishes that bring back sweet, cherished memories.Perhaps it was Italian lasagna,Hungarian goulash or even Chinese dumplings.Now,at Enoteca Maria,a unique restaurant in Italy, you can eat the equivalent（等同物）of your grandmother's cooking.

When Joe Scaravella opened his restaurant, he named it after his mother.Then, in an inspired gesture to remember his formidable Italian grandmother, Joe invited local grandmothers to cook authentic Italian fare in his kitchen.When his mother, grandmother, and sister died in quick succession, Scaravella wanted to honor them.“After losing all these figures in my life, I wanted to try to recreate that:the grandma cooking at the stove,”he said.

Enoteca Maria is an Italian restaurant where half of the menu changes daily.The fixed half is Italian; the other half cuisines from all over the world.And it's not professional chefs in the kitchen; it's grandmothers!

When the restaurant first opened,several local Italian grandmothers from different Italian regions would cook their own special dishes on a rotating（轮流）schedule,sometimes launching into friendly competitions of whose dish was better.When people from different cultures visited the restaurant to get a taste of authentic Italy,Scaravella decided to extend his winning formula to the globe.“It just seemed to make sense to celebrate every culture,”he said.

Currently, the restaurant is only open three days a week: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.Although it's usually packed, the grandmothers don't seem anxious.

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