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NFL Stars, Actors, Moms Rely On Fort Lee Bodybuilding Chef’s Healthy Dishes
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. – Carlo Filippone grew up in an Italian household in Cliffside Park, working at his father’s pizzeria.
“You can imagine what I was eating all the time … pizza, lasagna, baked ziti,” recalled Filippone, who has had long careers in both bodybuilding and cooking.
At 21, he said, he made a “conscious effort” to learn about proper eating and eating for bodybuilding – frequenting libraries and bookstores. What he learned “didn’t match” with the way he grew up.
So he started making healthy meals of chicken and tuna for himself, and continued in the restaurant world.
Then in …
