Luca Corleone Fontanarosa was born and raised in Catania, Sicily (Italy). A Computer Science graduate, he came to the United States in 1991 on a vacation trip and to explore opportunities in the IT field. He landed his first job as a QA Analyst for a Kodak subsidiary company in Rochester, NY. Subsequently, he decided to relocate to Syracuse, NY to pursue a career as a Software Engineer, successfully climbing the Corporate ladder over the course of the next 25 years, until his retirement as a Chief Technical Officer from a healthcare organization based in Baldwinsville, NY. Despite his formal education in a completely unrelated field, Luca maintained a true passion for food and cooking since his early childhood, learning most of the recipes he uses today from his mother, grandmother, and other relatives in Sicily. After retiring from IT in 2014, he decided the time was right to fulfill his dream of becoming a chef, and eventually to own a restaurant. He enrolled in Culinary school in 2014 earning a Culinary Diploma and a Hotel and Restaurant Management Diploma by the end of 2016. He gained hands-on experience by working at several restaurants in Syracuse, NY. Then in early 2017 he moved to Port Saint Lucie, Florida with the intention of opening an Italian restaurant. He served as a Sous-Chef at a local, high-volume Restaurant in Hobe Sound, Florida, until the right opportunity presented itself in the form of a small place which he saw fit to start his adventure as a Chef and Restaurant owner. As a result, Ristorante Corleone opened its doors on July 18th 2018.