On night one ofThe Bacheloretteseason 14, one contestant stole the hearts of America:Joe Amabile, who viewers dubbed as “Grocery Store Joe” or “Joe the Grocer.” He did not, however, steal the heart ofBecca Kufrin, this season’s bachelorette.
When he walked out of the limo, after telling Kufrin how nice she looked, he proceeded to say, “I’m Joe, and I forgot everything I was going to say to you.” When Amabile had a chance to redeem himself with some one-on-one time with the star of the show, he told her he used to sell watermelons to grocery stores.
Kufrin recentlytold E!she sent Joe home without a rose on the first night because he seemed “nervous” and she “wasn’t sure he could ever get past the cameras.”
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Amabile owns agrocery storein Chicago, and his thick accent, winking, and just over all adorable-ness madeBachelor Nationswoon—so much so that#justiceforjoewas trending on Twitter after night one, and many havedemandedhe be the next Bachelor. Others are continuing tomourn his exitfrom the show nearly a week after he was sent home, with some vowing they are so heartbroken they won’t watch again.
In his introduction interview, which primarily took place in his grocery store, the now 32-year-old demonstrated his love for produce. “I know my fruits and vegetables. I know tomatoes,” Amabile said. “Very good. Women—not so lucky. I deal in produce, but one thing I haven’t produced yet is love.”
While Amabile definitely has a passion for produce, the grocer also seems to just love food in general. Of his 29Instagram posts, 12 of them are food and drink-related. The apparent foodie also has dedicated an entire section of his Instagram story to meals, with a highlight on his page called “EAT,” where he visits local Chicago restaurants andgives them ten-second reviews.
In one of them, he visits The Moonlighter, a laid-back neighborhood eatery which specializes incheeseburgers. Amabile can be seen taking a bite out of the cheeseburger before contemplating a little bit and ultimately giving it a thumbs up. “Pretty good” he says with a smile.
In another, the produce connoisseur visits Jeni’s ice cream shop. “The requests keep coming in, and I keep kicking out the reviews,” he says as the video begins to zoom in on his face. “Right now, we’re at Jeni’s ice cream and I have cream puff and milky chocolate.”
“That’s good,” he proclaims after taking a bite.
The Bachelorettealum has also shared multiple photos of himself drinking coffee. He recentlytold Entertainment Tonight“there’s no reason behind it. I just think I’m happy when I’m drinking coffee, so I take pictures.”
Amabile has also posted photos of his version of the “Breakfast of Champions”: deep-fried potato tacos. Parlor Pizza Bar also seems to be one of his favorites, as he’s posted two photos there on separate occasions.
Amabile responded on his own story while he was at the West Loop in Chicago. The pair seemingly reunited in a store. “Look who I found @bkoof,” he wrote on Instagram, “and watermelon swim trunks.”
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Amabile toldEntertainment Tonightthat “I didn’t go on the show hoping to become Insta-famous or anything like that, I’ll just continue living my regular life”—meaning hopefully the restaurant reviews will keep on coming.
source: people.com
