. 1.Do you have a nickname/preferred name? DOM 2.Are you from Chicago? If so, what area? If not, where are you from? MY ROOTS RUN DEEP ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF CHICAGO. I GREW UP IN CLEARING AND CONTINUE TO RAISE MY FAMILY A FEW BLOCK FROM WHERE I GREW UP. 3.What's your favorite hobby/activity? HUNTING, FISHING & COACHING OR ATTENDING MY SONS SPORTING EVENTS 4.What TV show/Movie/Book/PodCast are you currently into? LANDMAN. MY WIFE & I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEW SEASON TO COME OUT. 5.What event do you look forward to each year & Why? I LOOK FORWARD TO LOLLAPALOOZA. IT BY FAR HOLDS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF FOOD VENDORS. ONCE THE CHAOS PASSES BY DAY 3, IT GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH AND RECONNECT WITH ALL THE FOOD VENDORS WE HAVE GROWN TO LOVE AND RESPECT OVER THE YEARS. I THRIVE IN ORGANIZED CHAOS. WITH CLOSE TO 80 FOOD VENDORS, STRETCHED FROM ROOSEVELT TO MONROE & MICHIGAN TO LSD, IT TURNS BOYS INTO MEN. BEING RESPONSIBLE TO KEEP 1 MILLION STAFF & ATTENDEES SAFE WEIGHS HEAVY ON US. WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR. OUR EXPERIENCED, ORGANIZED AND HIGHLY TRAINED TEAM HANDLES LOLLA LIKE A WELL OILED MACHINE. IT'S A PROUD DAD MOMENT TO WATCH MY TEAM GROW AND WORK TOGETHER SO WELL. (IM CRYING TEARS OF JOY RIGHT NOW HAHAHA) 6.How do you keep busy in the off season? RUNNING OUR 9 YR OLD TO BASEBALL PRACTICE AND HIS PRIVATE BASEBALL LESSONS WITH COACH MARTIN AT 312 BASEBALL LAB. ALL IN HOPES TO GIVE HIM THE CONFIDENCE AND SKILL TO BECOME AN ELITE ATHLETE AS HE ENTERS HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COMING YEARS. ATTENDING EVERY BASEBALL GAME FOR LITTLE LEAGUE, HIS CLUB TEAM, ALLSTAR TEAM, AND FALL BALL. NOW THAT RICHIE IS DRIVING, WE DON'T HAVE TO SHUFFLE HIM AROUND, BUT WE ATTEND EVERY WRESTLING MATCH ACROSS IL FOR HIM. I LOVE WATCHING THEM GROW IN THE DETERMINED, DEDICATED, HARDWORKING, INTELEGENT, HUMBLE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE RAISED THEM TO BE. 7.What's your favorite hidden gem in the Chicagoland area? 312 BASEBALL LAB ON 35TH & CALIFORNIA. COACH MARTING DOES AN AMAZING JOBE MENTORING THE YOUTH OF CHICAGO. TEACHING THEM THAT HARDWORK AND DISCIPLINE AT A YOUNG AGE WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE GOALS THAT MOST ONLY DREAM OF, ALL WHILE TEACHING TO BE AN ELITE BASEBALL PLAYER. I'VE MET A LOT OF YOUTH COACHES, AND EVEN COACHED YOUTH BASEBALL MYSELF FOR MANY YEARS. COACH MARTIN AND HIS TEAM ARE SOME OF THE BEST ON THIS PLANET. 312BASEBALL.ORG LOOK HIM UP & CHECK OUT HIS EXCELLENCE FOR YOURSELF. 8.What “Chicago thing” do you find overrated? THE BEAN AT MILLENIUM PARK. PEOPLE FLY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE IT. MAYBE I'M MISSING SOMETHING. 9.Deep dish or thin crust? & What's your favorite pizza spot to get it? THEY ARE BOTH GREAT IN THEIR OWN WAY. DEEP DISH PIZZA FROM GIORDANO'S HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE. ALTHOUGHT AS I'M AGING, I APPRECIATE LOU MALNATI'S MORE. I THINK ITS THEIR SOLID SAUSAGE PATTY ON TOP THAT TURNED ME OFF IN THE PAST. JOE'S ITALIAN VILLA IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FOR THIN CRUST. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN PALOS BUT HAD A SPOT IN BRIDGEVIEW FOR 50 YEARS. SAUSAGE, ONION & MUSHROOM IS THE WAY TO GO! 10.Ketchup on your hot dog, or NO WAY! UMMMM. ...KETCHUP ON A HOTDOG???? WHAT ARE YOU 2 YRS OLD?? PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISOWNED FOR LESS. WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THIS? PEOPLE DO THIS???