The Netflix movie, which is based on a true story, follows Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) as he quits his day job to open an Italian restaurant, Enoteca Maria, run by four "nonnas" in Staten Island.

In Nonnas, food is as much a vehicle for nostalgia as it is for love and grief. When Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) thinks back to his childhood in the 1960s, his plates are abundant and vibrant.

Vaughn portrays Brooklynite Joe Scaravella, who seems more adrift than ever after his mom’s passing. Members of his large Italian family — such as his cousin Tammy, portrayed by comic and ...

Left to right: Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella and Joe Manganiello as Bruno in "Nonnas." “Nonnas” is as much about a man longing to regain something he’s lost, a sense of belonging and family.

In Nonnas, the Netflix movie based on Joe Scaravella’s nonnas-centric restaurant on Staten Island, Vince Vaughn ‘s Joe is inspired to open the fictional version of Enoteca Maria after his mother dies, ...

The restaurant is now the subject of a new Netflix movie Nonnas, out May 9. Vince Vaughn stars as founder Jody “Joe” Scaravella, 69, who opened the restaurant in 2007 as an homage to the Italian women ...

Consider “Nonnas” comfort food. It doesn’t really get the juices flowing but it is a sweet little film that lets four older actresses do more than hit on pool boys.

Formulaic, dare-I-say-sappy movies, when done right, can be really good, and Nonnas is one such example. The main course of all this comes after introducing the four nonnas Joe hires, then letting ...

Drea de Matteo (left), Joe Manganiello and Vince Vaughn in Nonnas. Courtesy of Netflix Congratulations on the film’s success. What does this tell you about what audiences look for in a movie?

Lorraine Bracco as Roberta, Talia Shire as Teresa, Brenda Vaccaro as Antonella and Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella in Nonnas. Photo Credit: Jeong Park/Netflix ...