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An older man in an apron smiles widely behind a checkered counter at Bella Sicily pizzeria, with a young woman in the background, in a painted style.

An older man in an apron smiles widely behind a checkered counter at Bella Sicily pizzeria, with a young woman in the background, in a painted style.

Transcript: 1) If you don't enjoy what you do can never come out right, and the day will never pass. 51 years over doing the same thing over and over, you know, to run a pizza shop. 2) I was born in a small town in Cicily. I was very young when I came to this country, about 18 years old. Back home, they were making their own bread, and there was something I said when I went to America, this is what I'm going to I'm going to start it. 3) It sounded like this for many years (spreading the doubt). I did open my first uh Pizza business in 1973 which was run in Queens. I've been at eight places. It’s one a one at a time anyway but this will be the last, and she's going to take over pretty soon. oh we’re very proud 4)When my dad started it was him and my mom and then when I came along I grew up in the pizzeria; I remember we would drive by here my dad would tell me oh this is one of our places that we used to have and I remember since I was little I would tell him this is going to be mine when I grow up this is going to be mine; my dad's like yeah yeah 5)Then opportunity came where the tenant that had the place decided to relocate, and I said let's open a place and then we reopened it to Bella Sicily (name of restaurant) 6)My dad is a people person. All the customers that have known him from all the years they all say the same thing: they remember him. 7) I just hope that you know I can be as good of a person as he is that people will remember me for that as well 8)We'll keep See more