Wicked Tuna’s T.J. Ott Is a Fan of Davio’s Steve DiFillippo – And the Feeling Is Mutual

T.J. Ott describes himself as a Davio’s fanboy. If you’ve tuned into Wicked Tuna, the longstanding show on the National Geographic Channel, the nomenclature might surprise you. You might find it hard to believe, say, that Captain T.J. Ott, owner of Rottweilers, donner of dreadlocks, would define himself as a fanboy of anything, least of all a 37-year-old collection of upscale, ingredient-forward Northern Italian restaurants. Photograph by PFTV Photograph by PFTV But Ott, who helms the fishing vessel known as Hot Tuna, is a man of many layers. He is, yes, the television personality with 153,000 Instagram followers and

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Wicked Tuna’s T.J. Ott Is a Fan of Davio’s Steve DiFillippo – And the Feeling Is Mutual

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