
At Olive Garden, Chanta Hunter Presides
The Brooklyn native has been serving frisbee-sized “Italian Margaritas” in Times Square for more than a decade.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Eric Medsker
The Brooklyn native has been serving frisbee-sized “Italian Margaritas” in Times Square for more than a decade.
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