Rino Aprea

NYC Restaurateur and National TV Personality. He married his wife Teresa Aprea in 1991. The pair, at one time, spent 11 years apart, but they remarried in 2010 after seeing each other again at a New Year's Eve party. They have one son, Giovanni Aprea (born in 1996). Rino is the owner-operator of two landmark NYC restaurants. Angelo's of Mulberry Street in Little Italy and Ponte Vecchio in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY. He has appeared on many cooking shows and segments on news pieces dealing with fine dining and his signature dishes. He is known for being a natural comedic talent with a huge smile and a larger than life outgoing personality.