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Fee subscribe 19 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: to the eighty five Our Show to hear tune into 20 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: the black Market here amazing interviews with entrepreneurs, creatives, and 21 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: thought leaders, people who are doing amazing things in the 22 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: black community. Listen to the Black Market or Our Heart Radio, 23 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: Apple Apple Podcast, or whatever you listen to podcasts. This 24 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: is Money Making Conversation. I am your host, ras Sean McConnell. 25 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: Each Money Making Conversation talk shows about entrepreneurship and entertainment. 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: I provide the consumer and business owner access to celebrities, CEO, entrepreneurs, 27 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: and industry decision makers. I recognize that we all have 28 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: different definitions of success. For some, it's a sizeable paycheck. 29 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: For others, is living a purposeful life, or enjoying close 30 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: personal relationships, or expressing their creativity. It's all of those 31 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: things and more. For me, is helping people get up 32 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: and inspiring them to succeed by accomplishing their business goals, 33 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: are living their life the way they want to live it. 34 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: That's why I created Money Making Conversation. This is a 35 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: show where we talk about overcoming and art. We talked 36 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: about motivation, We talked about living a balanced life. My 37 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: next guest, she definitely lives a balanced life. I haven't 38 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: talked to a long time. Last time I had on 39 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: the phone, she was pregnant and so we can't talk 40 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: to her too long with Sean, but she wants to 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: talk to you and I enjoy the interview. Is happy 42 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: to have her back on the show My Next Like 43 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: I stated, it is amazing. After a very brief career 44 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: as an attorney, she decided to follow her passion and 45 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: open her first restaurant at the age of twenty six. 46 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: She is a celebrity chef, TV personality, restaurant tour and 47 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: cookbook Arthur. You have seen that smiling face and she 48 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: has a beautiful smile on the Food Network, Next Next 49 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: Iron Chef and the Today's show. Today is National Meatball Day. 50 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: I know because I posted her Mama's meatball and right 51 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: grew recipe on my Facebook page and people, my fans 52 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: were crazy. I didn't know people like meet balls that much. 53 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: But I like me ball, but my fans like me 54 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: balls too. She's on the show to talk about National 55 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: Meatball Lady, her restaurant, her career, and living at balanced life. 56 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: Please welcome to money making Conversation. Done to tell you 57 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: I'll pay you. I I just it's so good to 58 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: be back. I just love your show and I love 59 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: to listen to you. I can I can feel your 60 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: warrants coming across. You know. It's really good to be back. 61 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: It's awesome. How his family first? How's that going? Family? 62 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,839 Speaker 1: Family is great? I'm trying to live that balanced likes. 63 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: It is a constant jruggle. I went from one trial 64 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: to three because I had twins. So but it's it's 65 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: such a blessing. I I you know, I had them 66 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: later in life and they were my two miracles. So 67 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: I love every second of it. You guys, I have one, 68 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: and I you know the great thing about it. My 69 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: wife's traveled too much, and but the one I have 70 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: is my life, you know, and uh, every day I 71 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: feel so blessed to have that young and she's twenty 72 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: two now, she'd be graduating next year in game design, 73 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: and she's on a student deeds list, and you know, 74 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: so you know, the journey that you're going to have 75 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: with those those young those young people, because they people. Yeah, yeah, 76 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: I would like to tell you what is your gift 77 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: or passion? My gift or passion? I mean, I think 78 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: my my gift is that I've been a passionate, driven 79 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: person my whole life, and I've i my ability to 80 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: always be fearless in following my passion. So I did 81 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: start as a lawyer, as you know, because my my 82 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: father wanted me to do that. But I realized quickly 83 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: that it wasn't my passion, and I had the guts 84 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: to break out and start my first restaurant, um at, 85 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: which was kind of crazy. And I guess because who 86 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: it is my love? So I grew up in a 87 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: restaurant family, and I wanted to follow my passion, which 88 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: is too to feed people, to nurture people. It's what 89 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: I love to do, even at home. You know, I 90 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: love to entertain, I love to host, and I expressed 91 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: my love through food. So in ut show that is 92 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: that is my my my talent. Well you know some 93 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: I love food. I love desserts. I you know, really 94 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: talented baker. And yesterday I made I posted on my 95 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: social media maybe some black eyed peas. It was some 96 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: white rise and some sweet green peas, and had me 97 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: a little slice of corn bread. It's it's more to 98 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: one single some other pork chop. So yeah, you know 99 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: when I when I talked about food, just I would 100 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: tell people, food to me is a like art art, 101 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: art that you can eat because it looks so pretty 102 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: and then bore you. It doesn't look after it does 103 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: look pretty after you finish with it. Depending on what 104 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: you eat, may not be nothing left on the plate. 105 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: So that's what that's the passion that drove you, that 106 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: ability to bring that type of enjoyment, but also to 107 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: create correct Yeah, for sure, m Yeah, it is, it is. 108 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: It is an art form. It is a science, like Mike, 109 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: it's definitely a science. But then yes, the ability not 110 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: just to you know, follow a recipe, but to create. 111 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: And I get inspired all the time just by listening 112 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: to hear about what you cook last and I can 113 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: think about making something, yes, But the ability to create 114 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: something and you can create when you have a real 115 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: understanding of the techniques of cooking shows Now that's a 116 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: different perspective because you have people out there competing competition, 117 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: and that's that's that is that a different mindset to 118 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: see individuals in a competition trying to create basically a 119 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: similar meal or the same type of meal, and you 120 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: taste it. What does the mindset of that? Don't to 121 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: tell you. Yeah, I mean I think that I've become 122 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: a master taster and it's the skill that you develop 123 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: over time too, and I had access. I was the 124 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: head judge on Iron Chef America next Iron Chef, so 125 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: we're talking about very accomplished chefs with three four restaurants 126 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: and motion stars, so you're dealing with a high level 127 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: of competition. And I guess my ability as a a 128 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: lawyer was very helpful because it's not about objectively what 129 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: I you know, it's not subjective. You know, I don't 130 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: like Lamb, but I and judge Lamb. It's about not 131 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: what you like, but really looking at the talent and 132 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: the technique and the creativity. So it's it's and it 133 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: made me a better chef by just being exposed to 134 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: the best of the best on a constant basis. That 135 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: that takes a lot, because you would like to say 136 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: that's you know, that's the mountaintop, because you're looking at 137 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: people who are you could say they're arrogant, they're confident, 138 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: they have success stories tied to and people always patting 139 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: on the back tell them how great they are. And 140 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: then they come to this show and they're looking at 141 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: you going with with a sense of okay, how are 142 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: you going to I have people who buy this on 143 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: a regular basis. People said they love this to death, 144 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: and now you're questioning it. So it really takes a 145 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: sense of confidence in yourself to be able to make 146 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: that decision, to be able to stand up and then 147 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: just say in a way that it's not offensive to 148 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: the person that you're talking to. Because of that, sure, 149 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: for sure. And I always say Iron Chef was the 150 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: most real reality TV because you know, I do respect 151 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: all these chefs um chefs myself, and I understand that, 152 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: you know, they take you seriously and and um, it's 153 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: hard to judge them because you're dealing with really great 154 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: food in front of you. But I'm there to judge, 155 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: so I have to get picky. So sometimes it comes 156 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: down to, you know, forgetting to put a little more salt, 157 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: because when you're dealing at that level, it becomes you know, crazy, 158 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: very very difficult, very difficult and interesting. Yes, but most 159 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: of the top chefs, and really the most famous ones, 160 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: the one thing they have in common is they always 161 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: feel that they can learn and grow, And I think 162 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: that that's the sign of a true chef when they're 163 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: not arrogant, but they're just really good at their craft. 164 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: So it was a great experience for me and it 165 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: made me a better chef, and I think that's why 166 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: I want meatball Madness two years in a row. Awesome 167 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: National Meatball Day is today. Yes, why is that important 168 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: you've done to tell you'll? Hey, because I am the 169 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: meatball Queens years ro beating out all the chefs with 170 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 1: the New York City Food and Wine Festival, and I've 171 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: become famous for my meat balls that I served in 172 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: my restaurant Prova and Grand Central, and I just launched 173 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: today meat on Monday. So every Monday, when you buy 174 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: meat balls, you get one free. So you're talking about 175 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: every Monday every month. Now, meat ball Queen. Now that's 176 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: that's that's a heck of a title of half there, 177 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: Donna tell you that's right. I've been calling I'll take 178 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: that title and you and you're wearing with pride. You're 179 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: wearing with pride because you know the thing about it. 180 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: When he contacted me last week, they said that you 181 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: want to come on your shows, you want to promote 182 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: you know, Monday is meatball mind. Yes, I'm gonna do 183 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: a special show for her because that's my girl. I said, 184 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: will give me, send me to send me any pictures, 185 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: send me any recipes, I said, because I want to start, 186 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: and I started promoting yesterday. When went to my personal, 187 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: I didn't even with this on my the main conversation, 188 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: so you'd be I went to my personal and they 189 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: lit up my page comment, Oh that's right for me 190 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: right there. You know, because my fans, you know they 191 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: people love meatballs. He didn't know that obsessed with you. 192 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: I'll be honest, I'm gonna go stupid. I didn't think 193 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: they react like this. You know, that's my meatball right there. 194 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 1: Oh I can eat that right there? Where is this 195 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: I'm making that tomorrow. It's the ultimate comfort food. It's 196 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 1: upset and everyone thinks they have their the best recipe. 197 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: I get people coming up to me all the time 198 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: like I'm gonna challenge you to a show down. I'm like, okay, 199 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: here we go again. People meet me off the street 200 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: like my hamd gonna makes better meatballs than you. And 201 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: everyone is passionate about meatballs. Yes, everyone thinks they have 202 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: the secret recipe. It's delicious. It's delicious and it's comforting, 203 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: and I think it brings back memories of their mother 204 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: or grandmother and every culture kind that has Most cultures 205 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: have their own interpretation of a meatball. So okay, spans 206 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: across many cultures. Meat balls are fascinating. Not today now, 207 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: this today, only Monday, March Night, guests can enjoy a 208 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: complimentary glass of the house read a white wine when 209 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: they purchase an auto spaghetti and meatballs. Or it's gonna 210 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: be every Monday for the next six months. I'm doing 211 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: meatble Mondays the next six months to come with the 212 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: complimentary glass of house wine. Yes, yes, yes. If you 213 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: go to Grand Central and you order uh your entree 214 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: of spaghetti meetples, you get Pizza Night wine. My my 215 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: friends Mario came up with this incredible Italian blend and 216 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: the name of the wine is called Pizza Night and 217 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: it's it's a great, uh, great Italian blend of wine. Yeah, 218 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: didn't say that. You didn't say that. You don't realize 219 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: I have a dining room and Grand Central, so there's 220 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: a front counter in the dining room. Yes it is 221 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: now because I went there. I went there because immediately 222 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: outter I did your show. Because I'm a pizza nut. 223 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: I'll tell you you give me some good pizza. I 224 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: lived in New York two years. I lived in Chicago 225 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: four years, so so I got this. I got to 226 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: live basically in pizza heaven in both locations, you know, 227 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: and so because the good street pizza that you can 228 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: get out of New York. And then I went to 229 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: your place and enjoyed it. I'm tell you those garlic 230 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: nuts nuts that you have, yes, you know? And then 231 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,719 Speaker 1: I then I then I love Stromboli. I hate your Stromboli. 232 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: It was really good. I love food. I love that 233 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: about to tell you really love food, you could really 234 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: love you, really love food. I can tell that about you. 235 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 1: You're noting that. No, oh no, I'm telling something to 236 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: see you. You know when I get it, when I 237 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: get it right. And I'm gonnaell you I went to 238 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 1: a restaurant and I'm gonna tell you something else to 239 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: really ship tries me because I knew you, I've lived 240 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: in New York. How prices are reasonable. 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I'm living in 276 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: New York. You know you buy you buy uh toasted 277 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: raising toast for eight dollars up in the Grand Central station. 278 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: Just the slice, one slice. You all got every be 279 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: freaking out going. Okay, where's the loaf of bread that 280 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: comes with it? Slice of bread? So so when I 281 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: went down, I took a friend with my that's ingredients 282 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: I don't use uh. You know, my pepperoni doesn't have 283 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: deserve it is. I use artisanal ingredients. My dough is artisanal, 284 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: made from twelve inching grains from Naples. It's really it's 285 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: really good stuff. It's great what I want to do. 286 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: That's why I'm just telling you, Pat, you get the 287 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: Grand Substation I've ever been to go to New York. 288 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: Grand Substation is a tour in itself. Pat, I mean 289 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: just people everywhere you go in there. And that's why, 290 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: that's why I'm telling you, that's why I can be 291 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: a tourist trap with prices. Sat down and normally I 292 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: don't look at price. I just all the stuff. And 293 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: then the person who was with me went, wow, these 294 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: prices are pretty low, like what you're talking about. I 295 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: was like, oh, wow, this really reasonable prices because of 296 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: the fact that so so the reason how to bring 297 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: that up, Because of the fact that your celebrity, you 298 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: a hotbed location with a popular brand, you could really 299 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: jack up the prices and I would have set there 300 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: and still paid it. But you are thinking about your 301 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: customer first owner, which I really have to commend you on. 302 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: Donna tell you and why is that that's true? Well, 303 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: you know I I never forget, and I always tell 304 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: my team and my managers. Remember I'm not your boss, 305 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: the customers the boss, and we have to service. I 306 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: come from fine diving, fine dining, and that's how I 307 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: grew my first business. I've built a customer my customer, 308 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: and I know how important it is to take care 309 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: of them because then they take care of me and 310 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: that's what helps my brand grow. So I'm not looking, 311 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: you know, to create a tourist trap because Grand Central 312 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: is the number one, one of the top tourist destinations 313 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: where people just come and then you don't get them 314 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: back because that customer, whether they're from Europe or local, 315 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: then they're going to tell other people. And that's how 316 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: you build a strong customer base and the grassroots. Mark 317 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: Gidding and I believe in that one of my favorite people. 318 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,640 Speaker 1: Um I say she's one of my favorite people because 319 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: if she just starts to smile, you smile. She's the 320 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: meat ball queen, and you know you have to be 321 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: special to be proud of that Monica meat ball. You 322 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: see it over her head and she walks around and 323 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: she says, she walks in the streets and people challenger, 324 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: I got bad at meatball to you whatever, whatever whatever 325 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: you get out of my favorite that challenge any day. 326 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: I'm very confident when it comes to my meat making. Well, 327 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: let's talk about let's talk about your background. Italian immigrants, 328 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: first generation correct, Yes, yes, my parents were born My 329 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: father was born in Naples, That's where my love of 330 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: pizza came. And my mother was born in Bari, which 331 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: is the heel of the boot, and that's where I 332 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: learned my meat balls from my mother. She learns from 333 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: her grandmother. So it's really a tradition that's been passed on. 334 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 1: Like many Italian women, it's got these recipes got passed 335 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: down from generation to generation. And so the great thing 336 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: about but you is that you you you you allowed 337 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: me to share that recipe on my social media and 338 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: you see that isn't that nice to me? Most of 339 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: my car and grandparents didn't share anything. He said, I'll 340 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: tell you something. See we're gonna meet one day, and 341 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: I was just gonna hug you and say you're my 342 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: favorite person. Just see that meatball queen. The meat ball 343 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: queen because because because when you post, you know it's 344 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: already to post a picture. But when you can help people, 345 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: because you know the food that works and the cooking 346 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: channel and individuals like you iron't share of show. They 347 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: have changed the game because the people want to get involved, 348 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: people want to participate. And when you when you see 349 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: that beautiful picture of that meatballs with the spaghetti wrapped 350 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: around there with a little green Oh, and then you 351 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: get you see the recipe said mama's, mama's and that 352 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: means it. Oh, this must be real. Don't nobody to 353 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: put the word mama in front of a recipe. And 354 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,959 Speaker 1: let's just the real, you know. So my mom wouldn't 355 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 1: let me, so it's definitely real. It's been amazing. I 356 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: launched me for all uh Madness today from my restaurants. 357 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: And like you said, you can have wine, you can 358 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: have beer at my restaurants. I have. I'm my second 359 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: location because I hadn't opened yet. So since then, I 360 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: opened my second location in Times Square on seventh and 361 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: thirty six Street in the Moxie Hotel is a corner 362 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: location and you can also have wine and beer there too, 363 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: and we have pasta. We have really a full Italian menu. 364 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 1: So it's great. No everybody here by listened to my show, 365 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: and so a lot of people, you know, let's some 366 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: go be real. They their version of pizza is not 367 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: the version of pizza that you do. You do an autistanizza. 368 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: And so because everybody's pizza and there's pizza here, come over. 369 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: Like I said, I've lived, I'm on Houston, Texas boar. 370 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: I born in Houston, so I was I grew up 371 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: on the pizza, you know, you know, meet all the 372 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: way to the age your favorite meat love. Oh, come on, girl, 373 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: come on, I'm gonna tell you something I was ordered me. Uh, 374 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: I don't do meet my lovers like my daughter, she 375 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: loves meat lovers. But I like a I like a 376 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: little I gotta have some bell peppers on there. I 377 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: gotta have me some red onions on that. I gotta 378 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 1: have me some mushrooms and black olives. I gotta have 379 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 1: an adventure on the vegetable side. You know. I throw 380 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: me a little I gotta throw me a little pepperoni 381 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: on their little sausage over there. Now that's one half 382 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,959 Speaker 1: of the pizza. And then the other half. I like 383 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: a little pineapple, a little Canadian bacon over there, you know. 384 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: So because I like, I'd like to be able to 385 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: like have an experience when I'm sitting in front of 386 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: my pizza. So I've learned to go this. I always 387 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: I'll never get a whole pizza. I give me this 388 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: half gonna be this experience, and this half is gonna 389 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: be this experience. That's me don't to tell you when 390 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: it comes. You know a lot of people, and that's 391 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 1: why it's important that I have a lot of selection 392 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: of different items. My meat Lover's time, my meat pie. 393 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: I have a chicken pacata pie. I have so many 394 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: different types, and like I said, I used the best ingredients. 395 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: That's very important to me. You know. I use Galbani cheese, 396 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: which is cheese from Italy, not from America, and there's 397 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: no it's all natural. It has an incredible melt. So 398 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: all these things are very very important. My crust. I 399 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: let my pizza rise over three days. And you know, 400 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: when you eat a lot of pizza, like when you 401 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 1: get those dollar slices from local places you have, you 402 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: eat one and then you have a drink of water 403 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: and then your stomach blows up because they fill it 404 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: with geese. I have very little geese because we let 405 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: it rise over three days. So I'm definitely making fundamentally 406 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: a better slice. Pizza is a science. People don't realize 407 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: it's a science and an art form out there. Let's explain. 408 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: I love to drink warter. You you sit down in 409 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: the restaurant with me, I drink maybe three to four 410 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: glasses I just love Warter cool. So when I want 411 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: to your restaurant like it, I got. I got my pizza, 412 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: I got my strong bowling. Because they look at me 413 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: like I was crazy, because I was. I was just 414 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: a little I'm not a big guy. I got all 415 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: this food and say, hey, hey, I I enjoy eating. Okay, 416 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: I enjoyed. I'm gonna give a little more garlic nots 417 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: right here, happy a strong bowla, put me some pepperoni inside, 418 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: put me a little less sauce outside, red sauce on 419 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: the outside. You no give you like spicy from from Houston, 420 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: Texas by way of New Orleans. Okay, now either way, 421 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: because we just we just added chicken wings and buffalo. 422 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: I mean because now people keep asking for those chicken wings. 423 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: So now we have amazing chicken wings on the menu, 424 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 1: and we have a spicy sauce with Calabrian chili from Colabia, 425 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 1: which is like a kick. But there's spicy and there's spicy. 426 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: Some some spicy sauces have an extra dimension. So my 427 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: sauce has an extra dimension too. Well. I'm coming back 428 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: from really really well thought out and now we're even 429 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: serving breakfast at the Moxie so we have uh breakfast strombolis. Yeah, 430 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: but what's inside, what's side? What's inside breakfast? What's inside that? 431 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: What's inside the breakfast stromboli? That sounds exciting. We have 432 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: different We have a bacon, egg and cheese. We have 433 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: one with sausage, we have one with feta and spinach 434 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: and tomato. So now we're serving breakfast starting at seven 435 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: am at the Moxi Hotel. Yes, well you know why 436 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: not breakfast pizzas well? We know what I would get 437 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 1: in there? Was there because you don't use yeast in 438 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: your crust. I I was to drink all my water. Little. 439 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: I was able to drink my water, walk out of that, 440 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: didn't feel bloated, enjoyed my expecting experience, and it was amazing. 441 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,959 Speaker 1: So so you mentioned earlier, I just want to talk 442 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: about it a little bit. Ingredient inside. Tell everybody what 443 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: is what is what is your what is the meat? 444 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: Love of pizza? What all goes over from my pizza? 445 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: It is it's a high water content. So most pizzas 446 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 1: are like my pizza has water in the in the 447 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: dough and we use very little yeast and we let 448 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 1: it rise over three days so that allows the fermentation 449 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: to go on outside, not inside your body, and it 450 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: results in a very light, crusty sho dough. And then 451 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: all the toppings that's just gravy. But we start with 452 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: a beautiful crust, and so you're able to eat two 453 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: slices and not feel full, not feel bloated. And we 454 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: get the grains from Italy and my my tomatoes are 455 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: organic and my ingredients don't have preservatives in it, so 456 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: you just feel better eating it. Oh yeah, I forgot 457 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: and it takes good too. And Galbani cheese of course, 458 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: the number one cheese of Italy. So all these things 459 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: are very very important. As an Italian, our cooking is 460 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: all based on ingredients. First you have the few ingredients, 461 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: but the best. Now here's a great thing about it. 462 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: The person who's with me, they ordered the meat ball lasagna. 463 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: You still got there? Of course, of course I can 464 00:24:55,960 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: give people go crazy for it. Oh my good. You 465 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: know you can order it meatball Monday. And when you 466 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: order the meat ball is on you. You sit in 467 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: the dining room, you get a beautiful glass of pizza 468 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 1: night wine. See see right there. You know she's you're 469 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: selling it, big Donna tell you so tell everybody about it. 470 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to hold you any longer. I'm I'm hungry. 471 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: I'm following out my chair with enthusiasm. Yeah. Just follow 472 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: me on Donna teller our pay dot com, on Instagram, 473 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 1: on social media and you'll get all the special meet 474 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 1: Mondays for the next six months. You get a slice, 475 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: you get one free. Just say just say they heard 476 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: me talking on your show, and they'll get They'll get 477 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: a lot of meatball love. Thank you for coming on 478 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: my show, and and and congratulations on your kids, gratulation 479 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: on your family. Keep living in balance, like thank you 480 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: for taking the time and come on my show. Thank 481 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 1: you for having me. 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