Are there transferable skills between CNN and the restaurant business?
Absolutely. The principles of all businesses are the same. You’ve got to have a motivated, highly trained group of people working there. People have to be willing to work hard, have a winning attitude, just like the Mets are now. Then you got to execute, my friend. You got to get the food prepared properly, bring it out while it’s hot or while it’s cold, depending on what the order is. You’ve got to get out there and hustle, man, you know, like what Pete Rose used to do, before he got into gambling. What’s your favorite New York City restaurant? Ted’s Montana Grill! That’s not open yet. Oh, I don’t know. I’m trying to think. You know, when I’m in town I’m almost always at a banquet. The banquet room at the Waldorf. So, you’re the world’s biggest bison farmer? That doesn’t mean a whole lot, but I do have around 45,000 of ’em. What is it that you like about bison? I just, I really love them. I’m a naturalist and an environmentalist, and I was touched by the tragedy that occurred with the
