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As featured on northejersey.com

If you have ever been to Viaggio in Wayne, you know that there is NOTHING like their Calamari Fritti – lemon butter, pickled shallots, chili.

The guests have said “If they ever take this off the menu, they will chase the Chef with pitchforks”

For most people, it has ruined ever eating Calamari anywhere else for them.

No meal is complete without our Calamari Fritti.

by Abbey Finch

What has been your best experience serving the public?

It’s an awesome experience to own my own restaurant. My name is on everything and some people walk out of there saying, “This was the best meal I’ve ever had.”

Your worst experience?

As for the worst, well…the toll it takes on your body. When I worked at The Jane [in Belgium], we worked 19- to 21-hour days. I would go back to my apartment, sleep for an hour or two, and then go right back. It was insane. We would get screamed at and mocked, like “What are you doing?” and “How could you not do that right!” Once I got through that, I was like, thank God, but at least now I feel like I can do anything.

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