Music enthusiast, Julia Roberts fan and Italian original Octavio Gabaldon holds of on scoffing Lasagna al Ragú with Peroni and cocktails to tell us a bit about his time at Pesto Italian Restaurant Liverpool 1.How long have you been part of the Pesto team?
It has been nearly a year. I joined the adventure in October 2010.
What is the best thing about working for Pesto?
One of the best things is that even though I’ve been here for just a short time, all the staff made me feel like one of them from the very first day. At Pesto you work with people who very soon become friends, and when you're working with friends the job is that much more enjoyable.
What is your favourite Pesto dish and drink?
I like a lot of the dishes we serve, that´s the best thing about Pesto; why go for one dish when you can have three or four? But if I have to choose one, I would go for the Lasagna al Ragú, and to drink a refreshing Peroni Red, and Lecca-Lecca, especially after a meal when I'm getting ready to go out.
What's the funniest thing to have happened to you in the restaurant?
Once a gentleman came in with his son in a buggy, he asked for a table for two, but left the buggy at the back of one of the waiter stations and came back to me. I looked at him, he looked at me, after a few seconds he realised he had left his son in the buggy facing the wall.
Which three celebrities would you invite to dinner at Pesto?
Frank Sinatra would have been one of them, Spanish football legend Raúl Gonzalez, although he´s still playing, and Julia Roberts.
What inspired you to become a manager?The challenge of bringing your idea of perfect service to reality. It´s not an easy thing to do, it´s something you have to work on everyday, but it's the greatest feeling when you see it happening, and when you see it reflected on the customers’ faces.
After a meal at Pesto, what's the best thing to do in Liverpool?
Out and about, there's a lot to see in the Liverpool 1 area; Albert Dock, which has fantastic views, Matthew Street which is full of history, and of course brilliant shopping.
What was the last show you went to and how was it?
We had the Matthew Street Music Festival two weeks ago, I had a fantastic time going from one stage to another listening to all kinds of music, having fun with friends and people I'd just met in the street.
What does the next year at Pesto hold for you?I will keep trying to bring a piece of Italy to Liverpool, and hopefully bring Pesto to more and more people everyday.
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