The true story that inspired "nonnas"

This is not your parents’ cooking. But this may be your grandma's.

"Nonnas", a new film released on Netflix on May 9, starring Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella, a real-life character who founded an Italian restaurant, Enoteca Maria, on Staten Island in honor of his late mother, sister and his own Nonna.

But the restaurant has a unique twist - in honor of his family, Scaravella hired staff who spinned grandmother to cook.

Now, Scaravella's original vision will debut 20 years ago and will be seen on screen.

"Eight years ago, they bought my life's rights, which was a little strange," Scaravella told com today. "It all surprised me; it was hard to digest."

Scaravella called director Stephen Chbosky "stunning" and the actor "incredible" and said he "loved" writer Liz Maccie.

In the movie, Vaughn plays Scaravella, who appeared on Sunday with Willie Geist on Sitdown on Sunday to discuss his connection to the movie.

“I was really touched when I read this script and the way it really focused on my grandmother,” Vaughan said today. “The patriarchs of these families do a lot and love people and they are able to continue the process, the craft they are good at, are cooking, and still love feeding people and creating this atmosphere.”

The film is adapted after Scaravella's journey to create a restaurant. Manganiello plays opposite Vaughn as Scaravella's reality best friend and champion Bruno Tropeano.

The four Nonnas in the movie are portrayed by Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire and Susan Sarandon. Italian grandmother rediscovered herself by cooking at Enoteca Maria.

The filmmaking process does a lot of work with Scaravella. He was shocked again when he discovered that Vaughn would play Scaravella in the movie.

"It's too unreal to think Vince (Vaun) will play me," Scarvilla said on Sunday's Sitdown. "I still don't believe it."

During the film's premiere at the Paris Theater in New York on April 30, Scaravella saw what was once a sad vision turned into a script worthy of the movie. Scarvilla sat down on Sunday saying he “cried throughout the movie.”

"Audience, you'll hear them crying, laughing and gasping, it's so good, it's amazing," Scaravella said.

Scaravella initially opened the restaurant to honor his Italian heritage, exclusively hiring Sicilian grandmother, but Enoteca Maria has been in an international background since 2015.

Kitchen welcomes the kitchen among grandmothers in Bangladesh, Algeria, Trinidad, Syria, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Japan, Belarus, Poland and France.

The restaurant offers a fixed Italian menu as well as any grandmother’s food cooked that evening to represent their culture. There is even a "Nona Calendar" detailing grandma at home on a given night.

"This Greek lady is her food. She grew up. She knew exactly what she should be tasted," Scaravella told Today.com. "And Italian lady, and so on. I think these ladies are the source, so they really can represent culture, and that's what we do."

Scaravella said that with a large release, there is a plan to make a sequel called "Nonnas of the World". Scaravella even started developing the idea of ​​a TV series.

“It’s beyond my understanding,” Scarvilla said. "I'm so grateful. I can't thank you all."