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J ohnSi e r p:I ’ m al i e ut e na nti nTr i be c aa ndt hehe a dc he fa tHomeBa s e .Pr e t t y r oug hg ol a t e l yt r y i ngt oba l a nc ebot hj obsa nds pe ndt i mewi t hmyt woy oung boy s .Ax e l( 5)a ndZa c h( 3)e s et wor e a l l yke e pmeonmyt oe sa nda r emyi ns pi r a t i ona tt hes a met i me .e yl ov et he r e hous ea smuc ha sIdo,a nda tt he i ry oung a g e sa l s oha v eal ov ef org oodf ood.Is t r i v et oa c hi e v ee x c e l l e nc ei na l lIdo.I f t hi ng sg ot hewa yIf e e lt he ywi l l ,HomeBa s ei sg oi ngt obea na ma z i ngme e t i ng s potf ort heMur r a yHi l la r e a ,a nda l s oade s t i na t i onf orl ov e r soff oodt ot r ya l lt he or i g i na ldi s he swe ’ v ec omeupwi t h.

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GD:Wha t ’ sbe hi ndt he“ HomeBa s e ”na me ?

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J S:“ HomeBa s e ”i saba s e ba l lpun t ha tpe r f e c t l ye mbodi e sourv i s i on a sa n a l l pur pos ee nt e r t a i nme ntv e nue .Wea r eapl a c et or ootony ourf a v or i t es por t s t e a m,buta l s oahomet ol a s t i ngme mor i e sofa l loc c a s i ons .Weoffe rg r e a tni g ht l i f e a ndbr unc hpa r t i e sont hewe e ke nds ,a ndourups t a i r sl oung ei spe r f e c tf orawe e kda yc ha r i t ye v e ntorpr i v a t edi nne rpa r t y .e r ei ss omuc hpot e nt i a la tHomeBa s e a ndwea r ee x c i t e dt os e r v et hec ommuni t y .

Che fJ ohnSi e r pg ht sr e s .

Qui t el i t e r a l l y .ec he foft hene wl yope ne dHomeBa s ei nNe w Yor kCi t y ( Ma r c h8i nMur r a yHi l l )ha ss a v e dl i v e s ,bus i ne s s e s ,a ndhome sf r om g oi ngdown i n a me sa sal i e ut e na nti nt heFi r eDe pa r t me ntofNe wYor k.Ba s e di nTr i be c a , Si e r pha ppe nst oa l s obea na c c ompl i s he dc he f .He ’ sma s t e r e dmul t i pl ec ooki ng c ha mpi ons hi psa nds howe dups t r ongonFoodNe t wor k’ sCHOPPED,eRa c he l Ra yShow,eMa r t haSt e wa r tShowa ndj udg e dc ompe t i t or sononr owdown wi t hBobbyFl a y .

GD:Wha tma ke sadi s hqui nt e s s e nt i a l l y“ Ne wYor k? ” J S:Ne wYor ki sbot hame l t i ngpotoft hewor l d’ sc ul t ur e sa ndahubf ori nnov a t i ona ndpr og r e s s .A Ne w Yor kDi s hpus he st hec r e a t i v ebounda r i e sofc ui s i ne dr a wi ngi n ue nc ef r om t he s ea ma z i ngc ul t ur e s .Ourme nui sf ul lofuni quef us i on i ns pi r e dbyt hedi v e r s i t ya ndc r e a t i v i t yoft hi sg r e a tc i t y .

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Thi sFDNYl i eut enanti s anal l st archefwi t hhi s ownr est aur ant AsoneofNew Yor k’ sBr avest ,FDNYLt .JohnSi er pi susedt oput t i ng outf i r es.Butathi sMur r ayHi l l r est aur ant ,HomeBaseBi st r o,hebr i ngs t heheatt ohi spubgr ubmenu.“ Weser vebarf oodt hatI ’ veki ckedup anot ch, ”Si er p,t heexecut i vechefandcoowner ,t el l sThePost .“ Il i ke f oodt hati sf un.Il i kef oodyoucaneatwi t honehandandonebi t e f ood.Myi nf l uencesar eal lovert hepl ace. ” Thecasualnei ghbor hoodj oi ntopenedt hr eemont hsagoandser ves di shesl i keGener alTsospi cedcaul i f l ower ,br ai sedpor kbel l yt acos andCubaneggr ol l smadewi t hham andpor k.

Si er pwasaseasonedchefevenbef or eheopenedhi sbi st r o.The47year ol dcompet edt wi ceonFoodNet wor k’ s“ Chopped, ”bot ht i mes f i ni shi ngi n2ndpl ace.He’ sconsul t edonr est aur antmenusappear i ng on“ RachaelRayShow. ” Mosti mpor t ant l y,t he15yearFDNYvet er an,who’ snowatLadder8i n Tr i beca,hasbeenf eedi nghi sf el l ow smokeeat er ssi ncehej oi nedt he depar t menti n2003.“ Besi desf oodcr i t i cs,t het oughestcr owdi st he f i r emen,wi t houtadoubt , ”

saysSi er p,whohesi t at est ocal lhi msel ft heFi r eDepar t ment ’ sbest chef .“ Ther e’ sdef i ni t el yapar al l el bet weenbei ngaf i r emanandachef .

Bei ngaf i r emangi vesyout hi ckski n.I nt heki t chen,youhavet ohave t hi ckski noryougetweededoutver yqui ckl y. ” Si er pneverwentt ocul i nar yschool .I nst ead,t heSt at enI sl andnat i ve l ear nedt ocookbywat chi nghi smot herandgr andmot herwhi pupI t al i anst apl es,suchaschi ckencacci at or eandmar i nar asauce. “ Mymom wasanawesomecook.Mygr andmom wasanawesome cook.AsIgotol der ,Iwant edt oknow how t omakei tal l , ”hesays.

Whenhej oi nedt heFDNY,hewasst at i onedi nSheepsheadBayand t ookoncooki ngr esponsi bi l i t i esatt hef i r ehouse.

Ten year s ago,he gothi sf i r stt ast e oft he r est aur antwor l d.The owner sofM15,abari nTr i beca,asked hi mt ocr eat eamenu,on whi ch he f eat ur ed hi s gr andmot her ’ sr i ce bal l s and a homemade pul l edpor k.He’ ssi nceconsul t edonmenusatt heSt at enI sl andr est aur ant sRi chmondRepubl i candt heHopShoppe.

Butnot hi ngcompar est ohavi nghi sownr est aur ant .“ Ever yt i meIwal k t hr ought hedoor s,If eelasenseofpr i de, ”hesays.

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Ag i na ndt oni ci sac l a s s i cc oc kt a i l ,buti t ' sa l s oapr e t t ys i mpl eone .Mi x g i na ndt oni c ,pourove ri c e .Pe r ha psi t ' l lbeg a r ni s he dwi t hl i me .As i mpl e dr i nki s n' tl e s ss pe c i a lt houg h,a ndt he s eba r sa c r os st hec ount r ya r et a ki ng t heg i na ndt oni cupanot c hi nawa yt ha t ' sa ny t hi ngbutba s i c .

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Hai l i ngf r om NYC,andwi t hcel ebr i t yf anssuchasDeni sLear y,wear epl eased t ohaveonNew Yor kCi t yFi r eDepar t ment( FDNY)Lt .John Si er poutof Ladder8i nTr i becawi t hhi snewestr est aur antendeavorHomeBaseBi st r oi n Mur r ayHi l l .TheNew Yor knat i veboast smul t i pl ecooki ngchampi onshi psand hasbeenf eat ur edonavar i et yofpr omi nentt el evi si onshowsi ncl udi ngFood Net wor k’ sCHOPPED,TheRachaelRayShow,TheMar t haSt ewar tShow andhasevenser vedasaj udgeonThr owdown wi t h BobbyFl ay.John’ s accl ai medcooki ngembody’ st hespi r i tofNew Yor k:di ver se,pr ogr essi ve,and t i mel ess.Hi sl at estcul l i nar yendeavour ,HomeBase,i sacol l abor at i onwi t ht he r i si ngent er t ai nmentconnoi sseur satOneCr eat i veMar ket i ngGr oup.Dubbed asan“ Amer i canBi st r o”t hecui si newi l l r epr esentami xofJohn’ sf amousdi shes andnewboundar ypushi ngmenui t emsdevi sedspeci f i cal l yf ort hi sr est aur ant .

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