(FOX 9) - Lorenzo Arizo is proud of his restaurant, Salsa a la Salsa.

It is one of the original cornerstones of the Midtown Global Market since the day it opened on East Lake Street on May 15, 2006. But decades prior. Arizo grew up in Mexico, and came to the United States when he was 17 years old. He recalls working for many restaurant and catering companies in Los Angeles and serving meals to stars ranging from Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Michael Douglas. His list of celebrity homes he’s been in goes on and on.

"Danny DeVito, one time we did his Christmas party. He came and gave me a bottle of Dom Pérignon and a hundred-dollar bill and I mean he just expressed his gratefulness to be there," says Arizo.

Moving to Minnesota:

Then in 1998, a friend approached Arizo about running one of

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