{"id":426631,"date":"2022-04-05T02:05:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T23:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/"},"modified":"2022-04-05T02:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T23:05:10","slug":"tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikTok&#8217;s favorite Staten Island influencer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2da54ee34f9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2da54ee34f9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/#%E2%80%9CTikToks_favorite_Staten_Island_influencer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;TikTok&#8217;s favorite Staten Island influencer&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/#Here_Cug_shouts_out_the_purveyors_of_his_favorite_New_York_grub\" >Here, Cug shouts out the purveyors of his favorite New York grub:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/#Cannolis\" >Cannolis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/#Pizza\" >Pizza<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/#Sandwich\" >Sandwich<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/#Bagel\" >Bagel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-favorite-staten-island-influencer\/#Pasta\" >Pasta<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTikToks_favorite_Staten_Island_influencer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;TikTok&#8217;s favorite Staten Island influencer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He\u2019s the cuisine cugine. <\/p>\n<p>Meet Danny Mondello, the Rossville, Staten Island, native behind the wildly popular TikTok account \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@meals_by_cug?lang=en\">Meals_by_cug<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Cug is short for cugine, which means \u201ccousin\u201d in Italian, but is also a colloquial term used to describe an Italian-American.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I made this page, it was a persona. Cug isn\u2019t Danny,\u201d Mondello, 24, told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>Mondello\u2019s hyperbolic alter ego, which is distinctly outer-borough, has charmed a large swath of the internet. He boasts 1.6 million TikTok followers and nearly half a million on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meals_by_cug\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>, all tuning in for his food reviews, which feature Italian-American slang, swigs of Diet Coke, clever one-liners and raunchy sister jokes delivered in his deep voice that sounds like it\u2019s been simmering in Sunday sauce for eight hours. (His accent, by the way, is very real.) <\/p>\n<p>Mondello visits local joints, reviewing grub you can eat with your hands, like pizza and sandwiches, and concludes every video with his grandpa-esque catchphrase, \u201cTake care, brush ya hair.\u201d He rates the food on his \u201cmadone\u201d scale.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mondello is about to chow down on the godfather sandwich from Anthony and Sons\" class=\"wp-image-21775353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Danny Mondello is about to chow down on the Godfather sandwich from Anthony &amp; Son.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And with his unassuming persona, he\u2019s standing out among the throngs of self-styled food influencers that have become ubiquitous. Scroll through TikTok or simply walk down the street in New York City, and you\u2019ll be visually assaulted by dudes yelling into the camera about mortadella on a roll, like Sam Kinison on a bender.  <\/p>\n<p>In other words, his energy is more Ray Romano, less Guy Fieri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am definitely a little different. I\u2019m a down-to-earth, chill guy, and I don\u2019t show off. I\u2019m wearing plain-Jane clothes, no jewelry. My look and my accent are different. My accent doesn\u2019t match what I look like,\u201d he said of his allure, adding that he has uses \u201cold-school charm in a new way. Also, I\u2019m not screaming at the camera. I think people like that. I\u2019m not a wack job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mondello wasn\u2019t chasing internet fame. While earning an accounting degree at SUNY New Paltz, he moved off campus with two roommates in 2017, and his mother made a proposal. \u201cMy mother was like, \u2018You want to go out and eat, you are going to pay for it. But if you go to the grocery store and cook, I will pay.\u2019 What am I? An idiot?\u2019 \u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/03_31_22Cugine17.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Staten Island native's hyperbolic alter ego, which is distinctly outer-borough, has charmed a large swath of the internet. \" class=\"wp-image-21779351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/03_31_22Cugine17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/03_31_22Cugine17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/03_31_22Cugine17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Staten Island native\u2019s hyperbolic alter ego, which is distinctly outer-borough, has charmed a large swath of the internet. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He became the house chef, and to entertain his friends, Mondello chronicled his meal prep, showing only the food, not his face. After graduation, he landed an accounting job, but after five days, he quit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no action. No one was talking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>He became a line cook at a restaurant in New Paltz and continued creating content for a few hundred followers as a hobby. But in July of last year, while visiting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rossideli.com\/\">Rossi and Sons Rossi Rosticceria in Poughkeepsie<\/a>, he stepped in front of the lens and reviewed a roast beef sandwich, noting in the TikTok video: \u201cYou\u2019ll get probably heart disease by 26, but it\u2019s worth it.\u201d The post racked up 440,000 views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know why I did it, but I was talking like a gavone, and people liked it. So I ran with it,\u201d he said. His online following swelled, and in September, he ventured to the Feast of San Gennaro, where he was repeatedly stopped by excited festival goers who recognized him. That <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> down Mulberry Street led to an epiphany: \u201cI said, \u2018I got something here.\u2019 I went home and put in my two weeks at my job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In November, Nicolas Heller, a k a the creative behind the popular account New York Nico, started regularly featuring Mondello, which helped balloon his visibility on Instagram. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore that, I was small potatoes on Instagram,\u201d quipped Mondello.<\/p>\n<p>Now he\u2019s regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached by fans. Online, he\u2019s followed by celebrities including Drake, co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Andrew Schulz and singer Charlie Puth, to name a few. Two weeks ago, he met comedian Sebastian Maniscalco at an event on Long Island. \u201cHe called me out. Said, \u2018Cug, how are ya?\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine-2-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mondello has 1.6 million followers for his TikTok account @meals_by_cug.\" class=\"wp-image-21779392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cugine-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mondello has 1.6 million followers for his TikTok account @meals_by_cug.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the single Mondello said girls regularly drop into his DMs, sometimes making sister jokes. Still, the self-described \u201cgentleman\u201d said, \u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019d date a girl who slid into my DMs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January, he moved back to Staten Island and is earning cash through sponsorships, merch and making videos on the site Cameo. In a month, he will be unveiling a food product, which is a collaboration with another influencer. But he is trying to stay as fresh as the mozzarella at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/royalcrownsi.com\/\">Royal Crown<\/a> bakery, his favorite sandwich spot in Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t do this forever. In 20 years, I am not going to be eating sandwiches in front of a camera. I have to find something else to do,\u201d he said, adding that he\u2019s taking a discerning approach to diversifying, while stopping to smell the braciola. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis all happened so quick, I haven\u2019t had a chance take it all in.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_Cug_shouts_out_the_purveyors_of_his_favorite_New_York_grub\"><\/span>Here, Cug shouts out the purveyors of his favorite New York grub:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cannolis\"><\/span><strong>Cannolis<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Villabate-Alba.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Mondello said the cannoli at Villabate Alba is delicious\" class=\"wp-image-21775398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Villabate-Alba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Villabate-Alba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Villabate-Alba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Villabate-Alba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Villabate-Alba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Mondello said the cannoli at Villabate Alba is delicious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For pastries, Mondello favors <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/villabate.com\/\">Villabate Alba<\/a>, an \u201cold school\u201d Bensonhurst bakery. Their cannolis are fresh, he said, adding, \u201cI think their ricotta cheese is sick. I don\u2019t know what the hell they f \u2013 \u2013 king do to it. I\u2019m speechless. The presentation is also very nice.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>7001 18th Ave., Brooklyn; 718-331-8430<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pizza\"><\/span><strong>Pizza<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/deninio-s.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Mondello favors the white pie at Denino's because it has onions\" class=\"wp-image-21775434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/deninio-s.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/deninio-s.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/deninio-s.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/deninio-s.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/deninio-s.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Mondello favors the white pie at Denino\u2019s because it has onions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Denino&#8217;s<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When it comes to pie, Cug goes with his gut and his childhood memories. \u201cIt\u2019s a nostalgia thing for me. I like the white pie at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deninossi.com\/\">Denino\u2019s<\/a>,\u201d he said of the Staten Island staple. \u201cThey throw onions on it, and I like onions, so I stick with it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>524 Port Richmond Ave., Staten Island; 718-442-9401<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sandwich\"><\/span><strong>Sandwich<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In his home borough, he builds his own sandwich at Royal Crown bakery. But in Brooklyn, he\u2019s hitting up <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paninishoppe.com\/\">Anthony and Son<\/a> in Williamsburg. \u201cTheir sandwiches are well built and creative . . . And it\u2019s always lively in there.\u201d His pick? The Godfather with prosciutto, capocollo, sopressata, salami, pepperoni, mortadella, fresh mozzarella, arugula and balsamic vinaigrette. <\/p>\n<p><em>433 Graham Ave., Brooklyn; 718-383-7395<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bagel\"><\/span><strong>Bagel<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI like a sesame bagel, and they put seeds on the top and bottom. It\u2019s my neighborhood spot,\u201d he said of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PioBagels\/\">Pio Hot Bagel<\/a>s. <\/p>\n<p><em>655 Rossville Ave., Staten Island; 718-605-6100<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pasta\"><\/span>Pasta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Moneybag-Pasta-from-Patrizia-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The moneybag pasta from Patrizia's is Mondello's go to.\" class=\"wp-image-21775420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Moneybag-Pasta-from-Patrizia-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Moneybag-Pasta-from-Patrizia-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Moneybag-Pasta-from-Patrizia-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The fioretti alla boscaiola, a k a \u201cthe money bags\u201d pasta, from Patrizia\u2019s is Mondello\u2019s go-to.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BkArWsxjps-\/?hl=en\">money bags pasta<\/a> at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizias.com\/location\/patrizias-staten-island\/\">Patrizia\u2019s<\/a>. I have no idea what they put in the sauce, but it\u2019s phenomenal,\u201d he said of the stuffed pasta in a mushroom-and-prosciutto cream sauce known as fioretti alla boscaiola. <\/p>\n<p><em>4255 Amboy Road, Staten Island; 718-317-6600<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Meet Danny Mondello, the Rossville, Staten Island, native behind the wildly popular TikTok account \u201cMeals_by_cug.\u201d Cug is short for cugine, which means \u201ccousin\u201d in Italian, but is also a colloquial term used to describe an Italian-American. \u201cWhen I made this page, it was a persona. 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