(RestaurantNews.com) Mario Antonio “Tony” Fundora, the gregarious chef-owner of well-regarded Italian restaurant Casa Nuova in Alpharetta, died instantly of pure causes Friday, October 22, on the age of 78.
Tony was born March 5, 1943, in Havana, Cuba. He immigrated to the US August 25, 1962 and have become a bicentennial American citizen in 1976. Throughout this time, he pioneered the transfer of 56 members of his household to the US. Tony started his profession within the hospitality trade with a number of years in New York, West Palm Seashore, in the end touchdown in Atlanta in 1967. He began washing dishes and labored his means up as a baker, cook dinner, chef, server and maître d.’ Ultimately, Tony opened his first restaurant in Atlanta known as Alfredo’s in 1974. As a blossoming restaurateur, he created Avanti’s from 1978-1987, adopted by Antonio’s Bakery in 1980 and Tony’s Casa Napoli from 1982-1987.
In 1987, Tony and Maria had been arrange on a blind date by a mutual buddy they usually rapidly fell in love, starting their life collectively. Tony and Maria opened their first restaurant collectively known as Avanti’s Pescevino from March 1989-1996. He additionally began Tony’s Farmer’s Market circa 1992-1994. They continued this legacy and finally constructed their dream collectively by opening Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant in 1998.
Tony unfold his love for meals by sharing it with the neighborhood. His ardour for recent meals impressed him to develop his personal fruits, greens and flowers, on his farm in North Fulton which he liked sharing with everybody that got here to the restaurant. He discovered it to be an honor and a privilege to spend his life serving others, and sharing recipes – his favourite was veal francese with a aspect of linguini white clam sauce. He would say “I’m not higher than anybody else as they’re no higher than me. And everybody on this world deserves respect and kindness.”
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