Pellegrinos Restaurant & Lounge Two days ago, we started filming day 1 of our new kids cooking show with Chef Joe "JJ" Johnson. The restaurant was located in North Haledon, New Jersey roughly 37 minutes (or 22 miles) from the city. Despite a late production start and minor setbacks, we were able to capture what we needed for our first pilot shoot thanks to the owners of Pellegrino's, Donny Giordano and Pellegrino Mongillo.
Bullying Behavior & Peer Pressure Around Food Chef JJ was very pleased and appreciative of the personal bullying stories, diverse talent, and unique personalities of our kids:
JOSHUA JACKSON (mother Tawanda Jackson)
ALPHONSO AND CAMILLE JONES Alphonso (mother Kathy Jones)
EDEN SANAA DUNCAN-SMITH (mother Nicole Duncan-Smith)
KHAIL TOI BRYANT (mother Choddie Bryant)
AUBREY AND JELANI JOSEPH (mother Melissa Beech Anderson)
ALESSIA MASTRANDO (mother Angela Mastrando)
Because we were filming the kids cooking show pilot as part our anti-bullying documentary story, we asked Alessia Mastrando to share her "tear-jerking" personal bullying story with the group to start the discussion.
A special "Thank You" goes out to our brave Champion for helping to make the pilot shoot a worthwhile experience.
