Media Coverage
Television
- Maria and Ruthie Live on Talk Pittsburgh with Heather Abraham.
- Maria and Ruthie are on Our Region’s Business with Bill Flanagan.
- Maria was on Hello ENC! on the CW with Meghan Mamlock on the segment “Meghan Gets Booked.”
- Maria interviewed by Food and Beverage Magazine Live
- Ruthie and Maria were featured on a Toyota commercial spot.
- Maria and Joe were featured on 4GQTV with Paul and Carlo.
- Maria and Joe appeared on Mancini’s Bakery Neighborhood Twist
- Radio/Social Audio
- Alicia Pozsony Resilient You Interview on iHeartRadio!
- Maria on Fearless, Fabulous You with Melanie Young on iHeartRadio!
- Joe was on the Barry Moltz Small Business Radio Show in Chicago talking about the old days at the restaurant and hard lessons learned.
- Maria and Joe interviewed on YaJagoff! Q92.9 FM
- Maria and Joe on Rob Pratte KDKA Show 1
- Maria, Joe, and Ruthie on Rob Pratte KDKA Show 2
- Maria and Joe on Rob Pratte KDKA Show 3
- Maria on Rick Dayton’s KDKA Show
- Maria and Ruthie were featured on the Jiggy Jaguar Show on KJAG Radio
- Joseph Costanzo, Jr. appeared as a guest on Clubhouse in “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Hospitality” room
- Maria giving a cooking class–making ricotta gnocchi on Clubhouse under the Food Is Religion Club
- Podcasts
- Maria, Joe, and Ruthie were featured on the NYC FlavrReport with Joe Winger. Joe tells his fav Pin-on-the-Wall story.
- Maria and Joe talk about the book, the restaurant, and the 17 year journey to get here. Bonus: Joe’s cat makes a cameo meow!
- Maria talks about a recipe for resilience during challenging times on Wickedly Smart Women podcast by Anjel B. Hartwell.
- Maria talks about family, forgiveness, and overcoming adversity on Kate Champion’s Thinking Big Mindfully.
- Maria talks about the book and the story behind On the Rocks on the Donna Seebo Show.
- Maria talks about her long path to publication on the Parents Who Write Podcast
- Maria talks about what to do when an agent shoots you down on the How to Fail in Hollywood Podcast.
- Maria on Arts Calling Podcast
- Maria and Ruthie were featured on the Chords, Vines, and Dines Podcast in California.
- Maria and Joe on Julie Riga’s Stay on Course podcast
- Maria, Ruthie Robbins, and agent Leticia Gomez on The Manuscript Academy’s Podcast
- Maria on Shelley F. Knight’s Award-Winning Podcast- Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Podcast
- Maria on the podcast ‘Cuse Conversations, the Syracuse University alumni podcast
- Maria was featured on the YaJagoff! Pittsburgh Podcast
- Maria was featured on the Quietly Queen Podcast
- Maria and Ruthie were featured on the Wayne Public Library Author Chat
- Maria’s “8 Tips of How to Be More Free in 2023” on Michele MacArthur’s Wellness Wednesdays podcast
- On the Rocks was featured in a homily given to 1,000 people at Our Lady of Mount Caramel in Pittsburgh. Click on the September 3, 2023 sermon.
- Print Articles
- Learning More About On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story on Yahoo! News
- On the Rocks was covered by the L.A. Flav R Report!
- On the Rocks Covered in the City Sentinel, Oklahoma City
- Joe interviewed about the 5 Things to Know Before Becoming a Restaurateur
- Maria in Authority Magazine for her writing career
- On the Rocks Featured in Houston Style Magazine
- On the Rocks Featured on the Table Read UK Magazine
- On the Rocks Featured in Food Service Equipment Journal
- On the Rocks Featured in Catering Insight Magazine
- Joe quoted in Restaurant & Bar News
- On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story Launches in Style Gazette 2.0 article
- On the Rocks featured in Pitt Alumni Magazine
- Midlands TV article From Rocks to Riches and Back Again
- News 21 am Features On the Rocks
- Newsbreak in Bay Head Announces Maria’s Jersey Shore Signing
- Newsbreak in Bay Head Covers Maria’s Jersey Shore Signing
- Maria was featured on Lisa’s Tener’s website talking about writing
- Maria and Ruthie featured authors on the Koehler Book website
- On the Rocks featured on former restaurateur Charlie Pellegrini’s blog
- The manuscript was covered in Local Pittsburgh Magazine
- Joe comments on ambiance in Total Food Magazine
- Maria and Joe talk about how to deliver excellent customer service in the restaurant industry on ConnectTeams.com.
- Joe talked about how to unite employees in the CirrusMD blog.
Reviews
- On the Rocks Review By: JoAnne Harrop- Pittsburgh Tribune Review
- Foodie Pantry Blog By: Liz Roberts, Former New York Times Sunday Food Critic in NJ
- Riding High and Falling Hard: On the Rocks By: Reed Bookman
- On the Rocks Review By: Elora Canne
- On the Rocks Review By: Eve’s Wine 101
- The Mommies Review By: Glenda C.
- On the Rocks Review By: The Good Men Project Blog
- Life as Rog Blog By: Roger Willis
Awards
We are currently featured as the #15 and #16 best selling book in the white collar crime category by bookshop.org. The list is compiled by the American Booksellers Association (ABA).
- On the Rocks is currently ranked as the #1 Best Selling Book on Amazon in the Culinary Memoir category #2 Anthony Bourdain Kitchen Confidential #3 Stanley Tucci Taste!
- L.A. Weekly named Maria as one of the “Top 15 Authors to Watch in 2023!”
- On the Rocks named the #1 New Release for Culinary Memoir!!
On the Rocks makes Amazon’s Top 100 List in two categories: Best White Collar Crime True Story and Best Culinary Memoir. 
- We were longlisted for the 2023 Chanticleer Awards in the Journey Category for Nonfiction Books!
- We were longlisted for the 2023 Chanticleer Awards in the Hearten Category for Uplifting and Inspiring Nonfiction Books!
- Maria C. Palmer and Ruthie Robbins were named as 2021 and 2022 Finalists for the Page Turner Awards in the Screenplay Category (Book Adaptation)
Tip Sheet
Film Shopping Agreement
- It’s our true honor to announce that Ruthie and I signed a nonexclusive shopping agreement for film and TV rights with Award-winning Hollywood Director/Producer Amanda Raymond 13 Curves Productions . Good vibes for the project and Amanda as she pitches it to studios and networks with the intent to sell and make Joe’s story on screen.
