Teresa Giudice says she’s “in negotiations” to open a restaurant in the near future—and it will be a family affair.
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star spoke out on the December 31 episode of the “AllAboutTRH Podcast” to give an update on her plans to open a Mediterranean restaurant with her family members. The Bravo OG also made it clear that she still wants to be on reality TV.
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On the podcast, Giudice told co-hosts Roxanne Bahri and Shantel Butras she was “looking to open up a restaurant.” “I’m in negotiating right now,” she added.
Giudice shared that her eatery would be “Italian slash Greek.”
“Mediterranean,” she added. “If I have a restaurant, of course, it’s gonna be fun. I’m definitely doing it with someone else, a partner, and then [my daughter] Gia would help also. The other girls would help also and little Louie [Ruelas Jr.]. Just me and the kids mostly.”
Giudice previously told The Daily Dish she was “actively looking” for a space in New Jersey to open an Italian restaurant. She shared that her four daughters would help her with the new business.
“I’ve always wanted to open up a restaurant and finally now, I’m like, you know what, I’m gonna do it,” the cookbook author said in October. “Gia will be helping. She would want to work there also and help me. And the girls, too. So it’d be like, me and the girls.”
At the time, Giudice said her husband, Louie Ruelas, would also be involved in operating the restaurant. “I’m hoping to lock it in before the end of the year,” she said at the time.
Teresa Giudice Said She’s Not ‘Done’ Being on TV
BravoGiudice is keeping busy amid the RHONJ hiatus. The 15th season of the Bravo reality show is on “pause” following a volatile 14th season. There has also been talk of a full cast reboot.
Giudice told Bahri and Butras that she is “so not done being on reality TV.” But she added, “I’m hoping for 2025 for new doors to open.” “So hopefully new things are you know going to come on the horizon,” she said.
As for New Year’s resolutions, Giudice told OK magazine she hopes for calm in 2025. “I just want peace, love, happiness, and health,” the RHONJ OG said. “Life is short, so you have to value the time that you have on this earth and surround yourself with good people, good vibes.”
