*Rapper-turned-reality show star Flavor Flav has been in Clinton, Iowa preparing for today’s scheduled opening of Flav’s Fried Chicken, the first in a planned chain, according to the Associated Press.
Flav, who has a culimary degree and restaurant experience, picked this unlikely launch location after consulting with business partner and local restaurateur, Nick Cimino.
Cimino’s brother, Peter, owns Mama Cimino’s in Las Vegas, ushering in a relationship that eventually led to Flav’s appearance in Clinton.
“When the (Cimino) family first met me, it was automatically love at first sight,” Flav told the Clinton Herald while standing in his restaurant Friday. “They loved your boy Flav.”
Once Flav started selling his 99-cent chicken wings at Mama Cimino’s in Las Vegas, Nick Cimino developed the idea to bring FFC to Clinton.
“Nick sees me frying the chicken and says ‘I’m going back to my town and I’m going to build us a restaurant, the first FFC restaurant,’” Flav said. “I said, ‘Huh, are you serious?’”
Nick Cimino bought the building, 916 N. Second St., which is next door to Clinton’s Mama Cimino’s, and started working. Cimino did most of the renovations and developed the ideas behind the pictures and murals, creating a 3D atmosphere of bringing Flav directly to customers, Cimino said. All the murals were painted by the local business, Doggish, and showcase the many faces of Flav, including him wearing his famous clock, viking helmet and grills.
Combined with the support from Flav, Cimino finished the renovations in about two months, readying the building for the grand opening and ribbon cutting slated for today.
Flav insists that he will be an active owner. He promises to be in town often to help promote the product and make sure the chicken is cooked to his liking.
Even Thursday night, when Flav entered Clinton, he displayed his kitchen skills by frying up the first piece of chicken at FFC.
“I don’t want to be just known to have a spot,” Flav said. “You’re going to find me in here working. You’re going to be catching me seasoning my chicken, flouring my chicken, frying up my chicken, and not only that, but serving my chicken to my people.”
I’m gonna act as if I didnt see this… Moving along!!
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What in da world Flava Flav… Bafoonery at its best!!!
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Between him and that fairy queen Antoine, we can’t win or lose with this buffoonery.
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Chicken? I thought they’d be serving ‘coon!
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Oh Come on you guys don’t be so negative we need more chicken franchises. LOL! LOL!
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Come on Flav, your not even thinking about your people’s high blood pressure. Fried chicken is not the way to go for good health.
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And just what is a “culimary” degree?
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Who the fuck needs a culinary degree to fry chicken?? The only culinary skills he has is roasting crack rock!! LMAO!!
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Any of you black ass coons hungry??? LOL!! Wow!! Talk about targeting black folk. The fat white Italian owns the joint & Flav’s the Sambo who will bring in the niggaz!! SMDH!!
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Culinary degeree?? Who woulda thunk it!? LOL! Well he has to do something to support those 99 kids he has. And I don’t now WHAT was wrong with those women’s eyesight! Maybe he fed them his delicious chicken…
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Culinary degeree?? Who woulda thunk it!? LOL! Well he has to do something to support those 99 kids he has. And I don’t now WHAT was wrong with those women’s eyesight! Maybe he fed them his delicious chicken!
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