Chef/Owners: Sandra and Roger Cappucci

Residence: Mamaroneck

Food Business: Porta Napoli, Harrison

Growing up in Harrison, Roger Cappucci had several passions: pasta, meatballs, ragù, bread. And Sandra Manzella. The food, he adored from his grandmother's kitchen. Sandra he adored from afar. Acquainted through their large Italian American community, he was a frequent guest at Sandra's family's elaborate Sunday feasts. "I worshipped her," he says.

"I thought she was gorgeous." But she was also older, by 16 years. He kept his ardor to himself, through her first marriage and two children, until she was single again and relied on him for friendship and healing. "He was there for me," she says. "He was my confidant." A year later, he was her boyfriend and, in May 2015, her husband. Hollywood ending, Westchester location.

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Source: http://www.westchestermagazine.com/