Gary Zickel; Manager, Food Service Operations for Mariano's:
Q. Where is your hometown?
A. Detroit, MI
Q. What neighborhood do you live in/which Mariano's do you frequent?
A. I live in Lakeview and frequent both the Lakeview East and Ravenswood locations
Q. What food is your guilty pleasure?
A. Anything with sugar
Q. What is the last meal you ate?
A. A fattoush salad
Q. What is your favorite ingredient to use while cooking?
A. Garlic
Q. Whose cooking are you most inspired by?
A. Yotam Ottolenghi
Q. What would your last meal on Earth be?
A. Something Mediterranean inspired - hummus, baba ganoush, shawarma, tabbouleh, fattoush, etc.
Q. What's your go-to condiment?
A. California Olive Ranch Olive Oil
Q. What's your favorite beverage (non-alcoholic or alcoholic)?
A. San Pellegrino
Q. What is the one thing you can't leave a Mariano's without buying?
A. Sicilian pan style pizza
Q. What's your favorite dessert?
A. Ruth Reichl's chocolate cake
Q. What's your favorite fresh ingredient?
A. Rapini
Q. What product are you obsessed with?
A. California Olive Ranch Olive Oil
Amanda Puck; Director of Strategic Brand Development for Mariano's:
Q. Where is your hometown?
A. Staten Island, NY
Q. What neighborhood do you live in/which Mariano's do you frequent?
A. I live in Gold Coast and frequent all of them
Q. What food is your guilty pleasure?
A. Vero gelato, especially our flavors with Eli's Cheesecake
Q. What is the last meal you ate?
A. Big Star Taco Bar
Q. What is your favorite ingredient to use while cooking?
A. N'Duia Spreadable Salami. I put it on and in everything
Q. Whose cooking are you most inspired by?
A. My grandmother
Q. What would your last meal on Earth be?
A. Meatballs
Q. What's your go-to condiment?
A. Grainy mustards
Q. What's your favorite beverage (non-alcoholic or alcoholic)?
A. Orin Swift Mannequin Chardonnay
Q. What is the one thing you can't leave a Mariano's without buying?
A. A chunk of Mariano's "White Gold" Parmigiano Reggiano
Q. What's your favorite dessert?
A. Cannolis from Palermo Bakery
Q. What's your favorite fresh ingredient?
A. Romaine leaves
Q. What product are you obsessed with?
A. California Olive Ranch Olive Oil