“My grandmother used to make that, and I was terrorized as a young child sitting at the table, seeing this big head—these big black eyes staring at me. It’s not something that you ever forget.”
That’s Jody “Joe” Scaravella describing capuzzelle di agnello, a traditional sheep’s head dish, during a video interview. Scaravella is the owner of Enoteca Maria, the real-life Staten Island restaurant that inspired the new Netflix comedy “Nonnas,” released last week.
