An iconic voice on Winnipeg radio finally realized his lifelong dream of opening a restaurant earlier this year, only to have the city — and the world — hit by the new coronavirus pandemic just a few months later.
Power 97’s Joe Aiello, a staple of local rock radio for decades, told 680 CJOB that Frankie’s Italian Kitchen and Bar, which he opened in January with his cousin Raf, is facing the same struggles as the rest of Manitoba’s restaurants in light of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Aiello, who insists his cousin — who has opened Frankie’s locations in British Columbia as well — is the real restaurateur in the family, said the most frustrating part of the current global health crisis is the uncertainty, especially