Exclusive | NYC restaurant owner who inspired ‘Nonnas’ movie bombarded with calls: ‘There’s 350 messages on there!’

Exclusive | NYC restaurant owner who inspired ‘Nonnas’ movie bombarded with calls: ‘There’s 350 messages on there!’

Jody Scaravella knew right away that Enoteca Maria, the Staten Island restaurant he opened in 2007 where grandmothers cook traditional meals for customers, would make a perfect movie. How could he not? Scaravella, who also goes by Joe, was being told so non-stop. “Almost from day one, we’ve been contacted about a reality show, about … Read more

‘Sopranos’ star Lorraine Bracco is looking for love in her 70s

‘Sopranos’ star Lorraine Bracco is looking for love in her 70s

“The Sopranos” star Lorraine Bracco is embracing dating after turning 70.  During a recent interview with AARP, the actress, who played Tony Soprano’s psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, on the hit HBO series, shared an update on her love life and revealed the qualities that she finds most attractive in a potential partner.  “I’m single, and I’m sure someone will … Read more

Drea de Matteo and more ‘Sopranos’ stars thought the show was about singing

Drea de Matteo and more ‘Sopranos’ stars thought the show was about singing

It was the wrong kind of Soprano.  In the new HBO documentary “Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos,” Drea de Matteo, star of “The Sopranos,” said that she misunderstood what the hit mafia series was about when she first auditioned.  Now on HBO (and Max), the documentary sees de Matteo, 52, say onscreen, “I … Read more