NY State Lotto & Mega Millions Commercial Filmed at Poppy's Cafe in Rye, NY

On Tuesday May 29, 2007 Poppy's Cafe was closed for the day, a rare occasion, as the cafe only closes 2 days out of the year. 

About a week ago Gerri Piovesan, owner of Poppy's Cafe, a 23-year mainstay of Rye, NY, was approached by a gentleman asking if she would be open to having a commercial filmed in the cafe. She didn't think much about it and went back to work. Several days later, the gentleman returned and confirmed that they would indeed like to shoot a NY State Lotto & Mega Millions Commercial at Poppy's Cafe on May 29th.

The crew then asked her to make a few pots of coffee, cook up five plates of burgers and grilled cheese meals as props for the commercial.