Behind the Rocks with Maria Palmer

Living Vicariously & the Trauma that Binds Series

Maria had a simple life growing up in the family restaurant. That was until a fate filled day sent the FBI knocking on her door. Maria Palmer is Best Selling author of On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story and daughter of the famous restaurateur Joe Costanzo Jr. Moreover, Maria is a very lovely and remarkable woman and I am grateful and happy to know her! Join Maria and I as we discuss her book and her life behind the rocks of the Primadonna, the most notorious restaurant in Pittsburgh. As a bonus, Maria has offered for me to speak with her Father Joe, so stay tuned for part 2 of Behind the Rocks featuring Joe Costanzo Jr! Find Maria on Facebook, Amazon, and her website www.mariacpalmer.com. https://a.co/d/dUett77

"On the Rocks was born out of a family history project that Maria felt had commercial appeal. The book’s subject, Joseph Costanzo, Jr., former owner and operator of The Primadonna Restaurant, is a well-known personality in the restaurant world. He was one of the most decorated restaurateurs in the United States, winning multiple awards both locally and nationally. He hosted a radio show called “Fine Dining in Pittsburgh and Around the World” and wrote a weekly newspaper column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about food and the local restaurant scene. At the height of his success, he ran for Commissioner of Allegheny County, a county encompassing the city of Pittsburgh and surrounding suburbs, with a population of 1.3 million people." - mariacpalmer.com

"I always tell this to people not because I'm tooting my own horn, but because I'm trying to let people know that sometimes the limitations that others put on us, are just that. You have to be your own yes." - Maria

"You gotta bring that type of passion. If you don't have it, you're doing the wrong thing. You need to find what it is that is your purpose here in this life. If we never put anything into the world, nothing will come out of it." - Maria

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