1985, Pina Luciano was raising her daughters at home, but always had a passion for cooking. She answered a call to help out part time in the kitchen at Amore Pizzeria in Totowa. Pina thoroughly enjoyed doing this for a year.
After a year, Jerry Luciano joined his wife, Pina purchased the restaurant and continued the tradition of running a pizzeria which was very popular with the locals. Five years later, to satisfy their passion for cooking and serving the community, Jerry and Pina converted the pizzeria into a fine Italian restaurant and doubled its size.