March 10, 2015: To Do! Introducing A Camera Dolly Grip Joe Strazzeri!

Pictured above: my growing To Do list.

It’s always great having a fellow foodie on set. ��Even better if that fellow foodie is also an accomplished cook just brimming with awesome recipes and culinary secrets. ��Such is the case with the indomnitable Joe Strazzeri – bon vivant, culinary composer, and, oh yeah!, A Camera Dolly Grip on Dark Matter. ��A super guy, great at what he does, and a real pleasure to work with.

And as if waking up at 4 a.m. and working twelve hour days isn’t enough, Joe keeps fit by hauling sandbags around set!

Last week, Joe surprised me with a jar of his home made chili oil. ��I didn’t get a chance to try it right away – but Akemi did. ��The next day, while I was at work, she sent me the following text:

And moments later:

I think that if this whole Dolly Grip thing doesn’t pan out, Joe has a promising career in the luxury food industry.

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