Business Spotlight: Life Revolves Around the Table

Every local business has a story worth sharing with the community. The plan behind this series at Patch is to shine the spotlight on all our favorite local businesses, and to learn a little about the ones we may not know that well.

This is as much about supporting local businesses as it is about celebrating the places and faces that make our community special. Click here to get to a simple form where local business owners can answer a few quick questions to be part of this ongoing feature.

Our spotlight today is on Rose and John Carollo.

Business: Del Arte Restaurant

Owners: John & Rose Carollo

Website: www.delarterestaurant.com

Address: 20 Mountainview Ave., Orangeburg NY

How did you come up with the name?

It means “the art of…”

Why choose that location? Why start a business in this town?

We live in the area and love our community

Briefly, what business are you in?

Making people happy!! The restaurant business…life revolves around the the table

Were there any challenges that made you second-guess your decision to be an entrepreneur?

No, we always knew that we wanted to have our own business, but its not easy, loving what you do makes it worth it

What’s been your favorite moment or proudest achievement since opening?

Its has to be when kids that have been coming to us since they were toddlers and now we are doing their rehearsal dinners or baby showers!

What’s the most innovative idea your employees or customers have had that you put into practice?

Getting rid of our pizza ovens that we started with up front and putting in a bar

How do you deal with difficult customers?

We always try to win them over because we are in business to please, and we always try to put ourselves in their place and treat them the way we would want to be treated.

How does your business give back or get involved in the community?

We do many benefit Cooking demonstrations that host 100 people right in our restaurant, we have had Italian festivals outside for 7 years, we donate to all the schools and teams etc, it’s endless in this business because you touch so many people and we have the opportunity to give back in a big way. That’s what makes us go on, and be proud of who we are and what we do!