This week we're joined by Jamie Antignano, vice president of Angelo's Civita Farnese restaurant: a landmark italian restaurant on Providence's historic Federal Hill. Jamie brings a spirited approach to the ninety-five-year-old family-owned restaurant - with a deep appreciation for tradition, family, and desire to see Angelo's thrive for the next ninety-five years.

Topics include the pressures of running an established business, the fine line between innovation and tradition, the power of nostalgia, and a devotion to family that keeps a business running for generations.

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Show notes

• What goes into being the vice president of a restaurant?
• Surviving the depression, the mob, and changing times on the hill
• Earning respect as a 25-year-old in a 95-year-old business
• The origin of the spaghetti donut
• When you go into Angelo's, bring change for the charity train!
• Remembering self care
• How to craft a life as successful as your business
• What is the feast of the seven fishes, anyways?
• If you really love your own olive oil, Angelo's will keep it in the back for you to use when you come in. So when you're here, you're actually family
• Go eat at Angelo's Civita Farnese - it's delicious

Links

• Follow Angelo's on Instagram
• Follow them on Twitter
• Like them on Facebook
• Check out their website
• Follow Jamie on Instagram

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.