The Maestro has written another book

[Night_Flight]

Yikes. That’s the first honest review of his other book that I’ve read, and it’s pretty eye-opening that he condones wife abuse.

[Paint_Party]

@Ambitious_Kate

He included a lot of detail about how his mother was abused by her father but how the family forgave him and revered him anyway. It was shudderingly sad, but he presented all of it, including the abuse, with delight and comments about how the man was admired anyway.

So that guy, his grandfather, was an admired role model? Swell.

[Graymaresrule]

Abuse often runs in families. It’s their normal. Son sees dad abusing mom and later abuses his wife. Daughter sees mom accepting abuse and stays in her abusive marriage. Kids are abused and grow up to abuse their kids.

[Paint_Party]

I have seen it firsthand, in my own family.

[chancellor2]

In fairness to him, this cycle of abuse does happen a lot in families. It IS awful that this was his role model. But someone like him is not going to necessarily be able to just “snap out of it”. Many people don’t.

[LexInVA]

@Ambitious_Kate

I spoke with one girl who hosted him out in Iowa. I remember her name, but I’m not going to post it here. The host of the clinic said when he arrived that he asked her to find him someone to hook up with while he was there because he was in a different zip code from his wife, hah hah hah. He also came on to one of the clinic participants, who was actually minor. The girl was very upset about it. She also said that he took two showers a day and one was during a clinic break. She was particularly creeped out by that. She said he insisted on cooking a meal for them, which was not very good but he made a big deal about it, I think it was spaghetti. She also said they had offered him plane tickets, but he said he wanted to drive out, which she found odd, but hey. She had to offer most the participants back their clinic fees because the clinic was so awful. She called to tell him that, and he said he had to call her back and she could never get him on the phone after that, or to answer an email. She said it was the craziest, worst experience, and really felt duped.

[dacasodivine]

@Ambitious_Kate

I spoke with one girl who hosted him out in Iowa. I remember her name, but I’m not going to post it here. The host of the clinic said when he arrived that he asked her to find him someone to hook up with while he was there because he was in a different zip code from his wife, hah hah hah. He also came on to one of the clinic participants, who was actually minor. The girl was very upset about it. She also said that he took two showers a day and one was during a clinic break. She was particularly creeped out by that. She said he insisted on cooking a meal for them, which was not very good but he made a big deal about it, I think it was spaghetti. She also said they had offered him plane tickets, but he said he wanted to drive out, which she found odd, but hey. She had to offer most the participants back their clinic fees because the clinic was so awful. She called to tell him that, and he said he had to call her back and she could never get him on the phone after that, or to answer an email. She said it was the craziest, worst experience, and really felt duped.

Oops, I had most of the facts wrong other than the creeping people out part.

The above would be enough to never have him give a clinic even if he was good, which he’s not.

Ewwww.

[Paint_Party]

And yet, he continued to offer free clinics* to anyone, especially online critics, to prove his expertise. At least he was doing so during his promotion frenzy for his book. Can’t imagine why he didn’t get a bunch of bookings.

*Travel expenses, lodging, meals and shower to be at host’s expense. But otherwise “free”

[Mara]

Spaghetti, with Ragu and authentic Italian meatballs from the 3 lb bag in the freezer section at the grocery store.

At least he didn’t serve them Minute Rice Risotto.

[Old_Mac_Donald]

Reminds me of Kitchen Nightmares’ Sammy and his Italian Wedding Soup and “homemade lasagne”.

“Wedding soup? I’d rather get divorced”

Wedding Soup Leaves Gordon Wanting A Divorce | Kitchen Nightmares

[LexInVA]

@Ambitious_Kate

I spoke with one girl who hosted him out in Iowa. She said it was the craziest, worst experience, and really felt duped.

I’m sure that EVERY woman who has ever had the life-changing experience of “Nick Peronace’s Italian Sausage Surprise” has had the same feelings in the end.

[Mara]

#spittake

[KBC]

[Paint_Party]

@LexInVA

“Nick Peronace’s Italian Sausage Surprise”

Yet also

[Knights_Mom]

@Paint_Party

And yet, he continued to offer free clinics* to anyone, especially online critics, to prove his expertise. At least he was doing so during his promotion frenzy for his book. Can’t imagine why he didn’t get a bunch of bookings.

*Travel expenses, lodging, meals and shower to be at host’s expense. But otherwise “free”

He just wanted to know who people were, where they were and what they had. As leverage to be used in the future IMHO

Vampires must be invited in.

[Knights_Mom]

Hey, Marie Barone used Ragu!!

[Paint_Party]

I have been known to crack open a jar of Newman’s Own or Ragu.

But I would never use Minute Rice for risotto. Sacrilege!

[Knights_Mom]

I can’t even spell rizohno. But Ragu is my people LOL

[Angela_Freda]

@Paint_Party

So that guy, his grandfather, was an admired role model? Swell.

Splains alot

[Angela_Freda]

Maybe this explains his family’s entertaining his equestrian fantasies, compensation of a sort