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The icing on the cake was Sharon Stone. She was staying at Steve's house and came over with her new husband (see much earlier twit)
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that January, giving Johnny, now 3 a baby brother. Our family was growing and I finally felt like I was back home where I belonged.
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We began to greate our niche and to make new friends. It was all slowly coming together and was all very exciting. My son Marco was born
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Many of the tourists were amazed that they could get authentic Italian in a little Caribbean island, with opera in the background.
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By Christmas I was proved right. Many of the complainers became regulars and actually thanked me for introducing them to good Italian food.
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peturbed but stuck to my guns. I figured the tourists that used to rave about Pappagallo would be back, and the expats would get over it.
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requested it. We refused. I didn't bring an Italian chef to Anguilla to cook burgers, I told them. Away in a huff they went. I was a little
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were quite upset. I remember talking with patrons that angrily told me that i should put burgers on the menu as they , the customers
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an american Italian/ french mix. It was a great restaurant, but didn't serve what we served. Authentic Italian cuisine. Many PC regulars
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Tom & Judy had sold Arlo's to a french gentleman called Philippe and his girlfriend Nathalie. The food wasn't really Italian. more like
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with "real Italian " food. They were not amused. After Pappagallo had closed in 1990, Arlo's had reigned supreme as the Italian restaurant.
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PC had a faithful following locally. Sundays were an expat heaven. Trattoria Tramonto took away the sandwiches and burgers and replaced it
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Not from everyone, but mostly from the friends of the previous establishment, Paradise Cafe'. Apparently we had taken away their hamburgers
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The first month we opened was a little brutal. Instead of a welcoming cheer from the expats that lived in Anguilla we got a cold shoulder
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The most important asset to a business in Anguilla is the staff. I was getting off to a great start. Now for the customers.
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I also hired Doretta, a talkative professional who worked at Cap Juluca as a cashier in the day. Magda returned as a lunch waitress.
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Elett became our assistant chef. Gladys had worked at Smugglers (now Straw hat), she had a great personality. I hired her to work at night.
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I hired Elett to assist Valter in the kitchen. Elett, originally from Jamaica, was a cook at a local restaurant. She was eager to learn.
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Many had been working full time for Paradise but had since then found either a daytime or nighttime job to make ends meet.
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I had interviewed all the staff that had been working at Paradise Cafe and was left without a job since they had left in April.
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