I love to cook. I have a lizard.I have a dog.  I like to take my dog for long walks. My mother lives with me. It is sometimes difficult living with my mother.  My mom nags me a lot. I'm looking for a larger house for my mother. I go hiking on the weekends. I have been busy at work lately. I went to Los Angeles a few years ago. I like chicken parm.
I have a job managing my family Italian restaurant. I work a lot. I have a cat named Neo. I like to take my cat on car rides. I always have family members around.I sometimes need a break from family. I have a nice car. I'm planning a road trip, to do some scenic hiking. I'm taking a trip by myself. I'm going to Los Angeles to hike. I travel with my cat Neo. My favorite dish is Chicken Cacciatore.
I went to a really good Italian restaurant when I was in LA if you're interested when you visit. Absolutely, that sounds like a great time. You know I love scoping out my competition. Haha, only kidding, but I hope I'm not too critical, don't want to spoil a hopefully good meal. Haha, yes it was a good meal thanks. I just went for a margherita pizza, but it had amazing fresh mozarella, garlic oil and fresh basil. Molto deliciozo! How is the restaurant going at the moment? You know, it's like Hell on earth, sometimes. Sometimes, I ask myself why I even signed myself up for this. We are short on employees. Me and most of the family have been working 6 to 7 days a week, overtime. Mama is too old to be working in a kitchen like that, it's too hot in there for her.  Oh goodness yes I can imagine it is far too hot in a kitchen for an older person. I'm sorry to hear it's so stressful. Do you think you'll be able to get some more employees soon or are there just no good candidates at the moment? We get lots of applications. But I swear, I don't understand this generation today. These kids apply for the jobs, accept an interview when I call them back, then they never show up! It's making me lose my mind, I really need that road trip. That is so unbelievable, why do they take the time to apply and then not even bother showing up? Even if their circumstances miraculously changed overnight, they could at least let you know. I really hope you manage to get some time off soon! I'll never understand. I will say, the people I have hired this year have been great. They've all excelled in their positions. But finding new help has been the biggest struggle. I'm not picky - I just look for people with strong ethic and a desire to learn, but most people can't even handle showing up for the interview process. It's okay though, I know in the end it will work out, and I'm happy that the restaurant has been staying so busy, despite all the work. Thank goodness you've had some good staff! I know you're not a picky person, you've always just said you need enthusiastic people who want to get the job done well. I'm so glad to hear that the restaurant has kept busy despite the stress of it all. Have you added any new dishes to the menu? We've added a Veal alla Carbonara, and it's personally one of my favorites. Veal is such a soft, tender meat. I love it. So far, people have been pretty responsive to it. I think we need to advertise some of our dishes better, though.  That sounds lovely, I haven't had veal in years. If I manage to get some time to come visit your restaurant I'll be having that for sure! Do you still serve those marinated olives? It might be a silly thing to mention but they were some of the best olives I'd ever tasted! Yes! We used to have people order them as an appetizer only, but now we serve a small portion with the bread before the meal to every table. Now, everyone gets to taste them, and it's almost doubled our sales on the marinated olives appetizer!