I am here at the bistro sitting in my office thinking about all i have done. I always knew since the age of 5 that i wanted to become a comedian...i lived that dream. It seems that food and entertainment work well with me. Going from the opening act of the most controversial comedian of our time, Andrew Dice Clay to creating the most politically incorrect and successful catering companies in Los Angeles to the opening of my first signature bistro as a celebrity chef in the mountains of North Carolina. Life on stage, life on the road and life in the kitchen . How a kid from Long Island who moves to a small town in Citrus County FL who always believed in himself, followed his dream and made it happen...his way. Life in LA as comedian the early years: being broke as hell living in a fleabag hotel hanging out at the Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd. The dark side of trying to make it as a comic. Life in LA, the great years: Opening for the hottest comic in the country, landing an agent, ties to the mob, getting television and movie rolls, becoming a name comic, still hanging at the store but with money in my pocket. Hanging out with celebrities, my life in West Hollywood and hanging at the Rainbow Bar and Grill. The opening act: Touring the country with Andrew Dice Clay, private planes, the best hotels,groupies,backstage and behind the scenes look at what really goes on the road. At 38 years old i thought my life was going to be pretty much where it was. Working in a few restaurants doing some shows here and there and pretty much still hanging at the store single no children, pretty much the same as 90 percent of your washed up comedians out there that never let go of the past,until...I was hanging out at Mitzi Shores house, Pauly's mom. I was talking to her nurse and asked her "Do you have a friend you can introduce me to"? she said yes, she is a nurse too! I said great, hook it up! next thing you know my whole life had changed in a matter of months. I went from this misguided washed up comic to the happiest man in the world. I was married to an incredible woman and we had a child on the way that would change my life for good and i was ready for it.The dad, the husband, the Cannoli King!: How i started a catering company out of a one bedroom apt. to becoming the #1 catering company in Los Angeles. Back in showbiz opening for Dice again and starring in a VH1 reality show, becoming a celebrity chef, making new friends catering for big celebrities and behind the scenes of the food world, to finally opening my first signature restaurant as a celebrity chef.
I have so much to say and write about that it would take pages and pages, that is why i am writing a book called "From opening act to opening night" my life as a comedian/chef. It promises to be a roller coaster of emotions. A wild ride of a boy who followed his dream and took it to the next level. I am not done with my journey or dreams and i am having a great time with my family creating new dreams for us! So... What does the future hold?
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Are you staying in the Esmeralda. I stayed there recently and it didn't look like you were even there. Do you still run the restaurant there
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