“Not only is the pizza really good, but the owner, Chuck Velasco, is one of Rudy’s best friends and his bowling partner. So we try to eat here once a week to support one of our own. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I hate to cook. Nothing at all. Velasco’s is done in a 1950s décor, and Chuck himself takes orders, cooks pizzas, and fraternizes with the customers. He wears flannel plaid shirts and work boots nearly every day, except in the summer. He looks like he should be drivi...ng a backhoe rather than flipping pizzas, but he confided in me one day that he’d always wanted to be a chef. Chuck has a temper, too. We were eating dinner here one night several years back when he threw the glass cookie jar at his ex-wife. “Hey, guys!” Chuck called out from behind the counter. We all waved. Matthew was busy tearing up his paper napkin with his fork, while Mary was preening, running her hands through her hair every five seconds. I realized that Tony, the adorable Italian boy who was in her class, was sitting by the window with his family.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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