Co-owners of Spaghettini Restaurant Laurie Sisneros and Cary Hardwick

Seasoned by careers in Food and Beverage, Laurie and Cary set out to create their idea of the perfect restaurant. A place with atmosphere, excitement,
and of course, excellent Northern Italian cuisine. They also knew they had to find the right employees and the right management style to be successful. The key is hiring good people to be sure, but how to retain them and keep them energized about their jobs? Yearly trips to Napa Valley for the grape crushing, and a recent trip to Italy are just a couple of perks when you are part of the Spaghettini family. Managers have created a dynamic relationship with their employees, and they in turn, create relationships with the customer.

Over the years, the Spaghettini vision has helped fuel 17 years of continuous growth. "One of the keys to our success is the great lengths we go to to procure the finest quality ingredients for our menus and specials," says Cary Hardwick. "We literally scour the globe to keep our product innovative and exciting."

The commitment to the Spaghettini vision is also evident on the entertainment side of the business. Having built the Smooth Jazz Bar into one of the top jazz clubs in the Southland, Spaghettini attracts top-name talent and promotes off-site concerts and special events.

A Visionary Partnership Creates Unique Blend of Taste and Entertainment in Southern California place for LA and Orange counties in their award-winning restaurant - Spaghettini Italian Grill and Jazz Club .

John Quigley "Q", Entertainment Director
“ Q” AKA John Kennedy Quigley, the son of a prominent jazz musician, his love for music started at an early age. During his career as an actor he has been seen in national and international commercials as well as a guest appearance on the hit comedy “In Living Color”.

In 1995, after almost 15 years of modeling and acting “Q” left Hollywood and hooked up with diet Guru Dr Barry Sears, author of the record breaking best seller, Enter The Zone, where he was involved with product development and marketing, working with many of the celebrities and professional athletes using this dietary technology.

“Q” came to Spaghettini in 1999 and soon after became part of the management team. That’s when Spaghettini teamed up with 94.7 The Wave for the now famous Smooth Jazz Sunday Brunch. It was evident that “Q’s” love, knowledge and attraction to music was pushing him to the next task at hand, booking and promoting the entertainment at Spaghettini. As Entertainment Director, “Q” books everyone from Grammy Award winning musicians to Rock and Roll Hall of Famers! “It’s really a labor of love, it’s like painting a new canvas every month, my big payoff comes when I see the faces of our customers that are so blown away by the level of talent on our stage.”“Q” is looking forward to sharing his passion and insight for music with all the Sweet Life Uncorked fans!“Q” is also a competetive triathlete and in 2005 was division champion at both the Los Angeles Triathlon then 2 weeks later at the Long Beach Triathlon. He can be heard every Sunday on 94.7 The Wave and will be the Entertainment Host on the 2006 Dave Koz & Friends at Sea smooth jazz cruise.

Cameron Smith, KRLA radio Host

Cameron first appeared on TV in Canada in the early seventies first as a dancer on ITV’s Saturday morning dance show “Disco Daze” and ultimately as it’s youth host along with Canadian radio legend Chuck Chandler. It was in his teens that he began to DJ and eventually became the first ever Canadian to be named musical director for the Four Season’s Hotels. It was the height of the Disco era and Smith emerged as Canada’s DJ king touring the country as Grand Master of the Steel Wheels.

After moving to the states Cameron focused on a career in the radio business first at KATT in Oklahoma City and eventually landing at V100 an urban powerhouse in Dallas that featured Tom Joyner in the morning. “Tom taught me all about passion.”

Co-hosting the legendary Wolfman Jack Saturday Night Rock Revue at KODZ in Dallas was a true turning point. “At that point I had been working on the business side of radio for almost fifteen years, but Wolfman insisted that I not only join him in the studio but get in the talent mix and co host the show. It was an incredible education from the true King of American Music Radio” says Smith.

Smith launched Smooth Jazz TV in 1995 with $100 and the dream of creating a TV show that resonated with fans of not only Contemporary Jazz but R&B, Fusion and Soul. From his first “very humble” broadcasts to today Smooth Jazz TV is the single most successful show of its kind in the world with more than 200 episodes to date over nine seasons. In addition to his television exploits Smith has also been tapped as a lead actor along side Nia Peeples and Antonio Fargas in the riveting Jazz Film Noir movie “The Riff” winning the American Black Film Festivals Directors Choice Award in 2001.