So we were shooting this week's Frank’s Food Picks at John Mineo’s, and I was looking at all of these wonderful pictures. Then I saw this picture of 45-year-old John Mineo Senior. I swear, I thought I was looking at a picture of a 45-year-old Frank Cusumano Senior, my dad.  Carbon copy.

I felt like I was looking at my own family. The mother, Anna, is a sensational cook and a wonderful lady. John Senior started working at a hospital when he came to St. Louis from Palermo. He then worked at Tony’s and saved his money so he could open up his own restaurant.