We're at the Fones of Brooklyn my name's Anthony Damonte and I got the chenzo 13 In my hands right now B sta [Music] [Music] Guys anything [Music] Else Baby good morning Buddy sometimes I have a line out the Door waiting for me to unlock It Ronnie any pars lately or what what's Going On my name is Larry Damonte I'm not a Defanti I used to work here when I was 16 years old and I learned the Business hey what's up my friend how you Doing how's Everything what's up buddy how you doing Right good good my partner is Nikki Defanti his grandfather was the original Owner Nikki came to me and said listen My father and my uncle are going to Retire why don't you come in the Business you know the business and then Me and Nikki took it over 24 years ago I Built the business up brought it to the Next [Music] Level is that quick Enough no but you could add it you want To add mayonnaise yeah sure you got it Large or small small the energy is Always high at the F happiness love and
Food is the fanes aka the mother Lanes we've been here over 102 years Look at that finished product so when You come into the Fones you feel like Your family what's up Primo since I was born I've been eating Off this business so it feels great to Keep the tradition going thank you very Much yes thank you have a great [Music] Day people get overwhelmed when they Come in cuz of how many choices you have Here but everything is A1 people come in they have choices at Least 50 all different types my favorite Is the roast beef I like it with yellow Cheese lettuce tomatoes pickles and Mayo That's my Favorite which one means the most To uh the chenzo the one I named after My son [Music] Chenzo 13 you ordered right yeah chenzo 13 yeah I kind of don't know I walked in And then it was on the wall and he was Like I made it special for Vinnie there Nickname they used to call him chenzo His name is venzo Vincent and my lucky Number was 13 and he used to always if He was in baseball he pick 13 and played Football he picked 13 so it became his Lucky number Two we passed away 3 years ago and uh It's tough my father used to always say
To me you know your your kids are pieces Of your heart so I have a piece that's Missing now but I'll be with him one one Day again chenzo [Music] 13 you got Tok that special sells the most for cold Sandwiches cuz my dad put all of his Heart into that sandwich I want to vent A real Italian sandwich for him we put Super sad broccoli do roasted Peppers fresh Mozzarel hot peppers P balsamic glaze and olive oil people Love It this is your favorite Sandwich y my Favorite yeah with everything still on The floor watch your back Jerry come on Jerry yeah his colorful personality you Know he's really a funny kid and when You open it up you see the burst of Colors that come out of there between The meat and the red peppers and the Green from the broccoli and the white From the Mozzarel so when the chenzo first came Out is very fresh and people order it And and I would sometimes get the chills And be in a bad spot But as time went on I got stronger now like people order it And it just makes me feel like he's with Me so much alike we were like ying and Yang so much alike and so much different
In ways but we balance each other out Perfectly when I talk about my brother I Don't say my older brother I say my best Friend and I feel like part of me is Missing [Music] Youo somebody's free we got a full [Music] Up they used to make everything fresh Back in the day you go to a lot of Deli They buy the containers it's already Made so we kept the tradition we do it Every morning fresh everything here is Homemade okay Vic Ready now you Working you got to get one finger one Finger when it start going like that It's almost ready now I make the Balls and that's what's fresh mozzarel [Applause] There's so much that goes into this Behind the scenes you know in the Kitchen and the hard work that the guys Put in that really uh make us who we Are it's worth it for me a little hard Work it's worth It how's everything how you doing how's Everything good seeing You what's up Jonathan come Oh yeah how long have you been coming Here since the uh' 70s what's that over 50 years the school was right across the Street I was going I was going to the
Seventh grade and we would sneak over Here and go get a d my 10 with and I'm Not kidding you I was about this High You know being seven and they always Remember my name and I'm so grateful you Look good Larry thank you yeah all right Brother I'm consider I am yeah thank God Hanging in there my dad would even bring Me come here and have sandwiches all the Time and it's a lot of laughs we still Have a lot of fun with each other hey Good to see good I will always good to See you brother good to seeing You you see people come in here they Walk in like they own the place like They just love that that Vibe chilling They don't feel out of s they feel like Part of a family third grade right third Grade nice It's that old feeling that old feeling Like it's still old school Brooklyn that That keeps people coming back we Chang With the times that we still have that That same old feeling have a great day Pal right Frankie the best in New York City I have Employees here 18 years 15 years 20 Years so we must be doing something Right that they don't leave [Music] Hey What got it brother all The Sopranos They've came here Bev ad came here a lot A lot of you know movie stars and stuff
Like that cuz the place is very known And it's been around a long time so People talk about it and they come in They try it out and uh they love It yeah Going smile you want camera yeah okay [Music] Cies came to visit at the mother Ly than great to meet you guys have a Good one take Okay we're at the mother lands we're Going to make a chenzo special the Chenzo special after my big bro b sty The business picked up more with him Doing the social media so he's been Doing that and he's working in the store And he's been doing very well a lot of People say when you mix family with Business it's not good but we're the Complete opposite it's a pleasure Working with my popsy It's going to be 17750 Brother thank you very much appreciate It uh like I named some of the Sandwiches after people have passed away And then when they say the general you Know I think of my father when they Order like the James Kagney I think of Danny and veto that I used to work for When I was a kid I always think of my son but when they Uh ordered a Sandwich you know I think about it [Music]
Have you ever wondered why most of the Vinaigrettes in the grocery store are made with 10, 20, sometimes even almost 30 ingredients? I remember growing up in Provence watching my mother whipping vinaigrettes before every single dinner. She would mix in a giant bowl, delicious extra virgin olive oil, a robust aged vinegar (the flavor would depend on the main dish), sea salt and pepper and voila! I decided to do the same thing for my family and friends more than 20 years ago here in this beautiful country. And Provence Kitchen® was born. Stay tune for more articles and wonderful family recipes..
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