We had the good fortune of connecting with DANIELLE ZECCA and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi DANIELLE, what habits do you feel play an important role in your life?
HARD WORK, CONSISTENCY, TASTE EVERYTHING, CONTINUE RESEARCHING OF THE PERFECT PRODUCE/PRODUCT

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m a Chef that actually cooks and she is present on every day restaurant’s life. I do research a lot for the best ingredients, and trying to maintain a consistency on a daily basis. I got here with hard work and also learning from others their best talent, improving my self constantly. Definitely not easy , a lot of struggle and sacrifices. I kept believing in my dreams, didn’t let other people opinion bother me so much and kept the good advices.
I’ve learned that , we have to Keep believing in your self and your dreams, that will makes sense at the end and isn’t necessary to stress too much.
We have an unique cuisine, I want the world to know that at the end its all worth.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Definitely will take them to our restaurant, Amiga Amore, after ill go visit my mentor at Republique. I would definitely visit Uovo for some pastas and Pizzeria Sei for pizzas. I would take them one day to the beach, especially Manhattan beach. Also I would visit the Observatory and a nice ealk in Griffith Park.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
We mostly did it on our own really, but We would love to thank all the people that came throughout our pop-ups. They kept us going, give us confidence and help us achieve this success

Website: amigaamorela.com

Instagram: @amigaamorela

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amigaamorela/

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/amiga-amore-los-angeles

Image Credits
Jakob Layman, Casey Sripramong

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