Please take us to this restaurant run entirely by grandmothers

Pretty much everyone knows that there’s nothing better than home cooking. Especially your grandmother’s home cooking. It’s basically a scientific fact. And there’s always that one dish that makes us feel like all’s right with the world.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if our grandmothers could cook for us all the time?

Well, one restaurant is making that dream a reality.

At Enoteca Maria in Staten Island, New York, there’s not a single professional chef in sight.

The kitchen is staffed entirely by nonnas (Italian for “grandmothers”) from all over the world.

Brb, headed to New York.

Every night, a different nonna designs the menu and does the cooking. Initially, Enoteca Maria hired only Italian grandmothers, until it went international in July of last year.

"Every culture was coming to the restaurant to celebrate these Italian grandmothers," said restaurant owner Jody Scaravella. "So I thought to myself: how nice would it be if we celebrated everybody's culture?"

Now the nonnas hail from all corners of the globe: Sri Lanka, Japan, Russia, Colombia, Armenia, the Philippines. But despite their different culinary backgrounds, they’ve got a lot in common.

"These dishes are from our ancestors, from our mothers and grandmothers. They used to make it the same way and I keep the same way," said Syrian grandmother Zena Mofsessian.

Mofsessian left her war-torn native country three years ago, but showcases some of its most delicious dishes at Enoteca Maria.

And the grandmothers are willing to share even more than a meal.

They also teach free one-on-one classes for other women, teaching them how to cook incredible meals from diverse cultures. Some of the women go on to become chefs themselves.

The only catch? Like the restaurant itself, these classes fill up months in advance! (Darn.)

On Twitter, Great Big Story shared this great short video about the grandmothers and their amazing cooking:

Want some food from the heart? Head to @enotecamaria. The kitchen's staffed by global grandmas cooking up comfort food from all over. pic.twitter.com/0oVQCWcnRF

— Great Big Story (@greatbigstory) March 3, 2017

Table for everyone, please!