Dan Serafini: [00:00:00] this is, this is like the opposite of what you're supposed to be doing during COVID. I guess we're all being next, next, next Monday, I guess where I'll be. Okay. And. I'll be in, Riviera Maya, Mexico. Yeah. Well, you know what I'm going to, I mean, I'm staying at a place called the one eco resort, which is top, top, top, top shelf, you know, something it, and th the, the, it is phase. It is, level three Mexico, but only for Mexico city, Guadalajara Acapulco, all the major cities. When you're on one of these resorts, they're only allowed to fill up the 25% occupancy. Yeah. So, so my fam I'm going for free, by the way. You know, I, I, I go every year, a couple of times a year, Mexico, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, you name it. but so basically what I'm getting to, it would be a mistake for you not to contact me if you're ever interested in traveling to the Caribbean, because. My family owns the most reputable travel agency in the tri-state area. We're internet based. It's called simplicity. It's called simplicity, travel.com. There we go. Hopefully this will be a podcast and you can plug that it for you, Sam, for friends and people that I know. You know, what, if you book a regular room, which is still stellar, the probability of getting upgraded to a presidential suite is, is, is almost a hundred percent. You know what I mean? Because nobody buys those presidential suites or the ocean view suites. So guess what you slide right in there because you booked through simple simplicity travel. So that's one of my jobs by the way. Yeah. That's why, that's why that Jamaicans love me because I'm more than one job just like that. yeah. Yeah. So, that's where I'll be next week with, with my brother, just my brother and I, yeah. First time ever traveling alone with him. You know, that Sam Knoll: [00:01:52] could be interesting. Dan Serafini: [00:01:55] Oh yeah. So, I mean, I, I speak a little quickly, you know, I know you probably want to get this on this, the last interview of the evening, right. Sam Knoll: [00:02:02] It doesn't matter. There's no time limit of it, of any sort, you know what I mean? Again? And this is the restaurant reality aspect of this, you know, as I said, we went to culinary Dan Serafini: [00:02:15] school together. Sure. I have Sam Knoll: [00:02:17] been out of the food world since Oh two Oh three. Dan Serafini: [00:02:21] Oh, wow. Wow. What are you doing? What are you doing now? What are you? What have you been doing? Sam Knoll: [00:02:29] Internet marketing consulting. I did. I was a digital director for a big, huge division of a biotech Dan Serafini: [00:02:36] company. Sam Knoll: [00:02:37] I got out of the cooking business. I, I cook every day. Dan Serafini: [00:02:42] I love it. Passion. Sam Knoll: [00:02:45] Yeah. And, and I would eat out every day if I could. That's just too much pricey, but Dan Serafini: [00:02:49] Oh yeah. Yeah. It's fun. Sam Knoll: [00:02:54] But I know you got out of it too to some degree. Dan Serafini: [00:02:58] Oh, sure. Sam Knoll: [00:03:00] I have no idea. It would be interesting to know how many people from our graduating class. Are you still working in the restaurant business? I know a good number are. Dan Serafini: [00:03:09] But a good number are, but I wouldn't have to say about, you know, what generously con conservatively, I should say, 50% got out and I would say, you know, you know, something, you're not going to be the old school executive chef with the big paunch belly, you know, French guy. He's not gonna do it anymore. You know what I mean? That doesn't really exist anymore. I worked for some of those kinds of chefs before in my life, but, but, you know, and plus the money's just not there. It's not there. It's impossible to have a family and be in the restaurant business. I found that out, by owning two restaurants and what's, y'all going through in a little bit, you know, you just can't do it unless you're ma you're married...
