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Arturo Gismondi, Rosaria Gismondi, Vincent Gismondi
Dining WHO: The Gismondi Family, Restaurateurs WHAT THEY DO: The late family patriarch, Arturo Gismondi, immigrated to New York from Italy in 1955, started out by washing dishes, then became a chef and opened up a successful Italian restaurant. His sons followed in his footsteps, moving operations to Boca Raton, and his grandson now has three downtown restaurants offering three different cuisines. WHY THEY ARE GAME-CHANGERS: The late Joseph Gismondi and his brother Vincent introduced fine Italian dining to Boca Raton when Arturo’s Ristorante debuted on the north side of town in 1983. Their innovative dishes
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include Spaghetti alla Gismondi, homemade pasta in a flambé vodka marinara sauce with smoked salmon and onions, prepared tableside. Joseph’s son, also named Arturo, owns three popular downtown Boca restaurants, Trattoria Romana, La Nouvelle Maison and Luff’s Fish House. Like Dennis Max and Burt Rapoport and others, the Gismondis have helped bring fine dining to Boca Raton—and the legacy continues. WHY THEY LOVE THEIR WORK: Vincent, 69:“I enjoy greeting the customers and keeping them happy. It is a family business as my wife and two daughters all work here, and we love providing great food and service that keeps our customers coming back again and again.”
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