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Chatham Family's Son With Special Needs Inspires New Downtown Restaurant Chatham Family's Son With Special Needs Inspires New Downtown Restaurant
Chatham Family's Son With Special Needs Inspires New Downtown Restaurant A Chatham family held the grand opening for their new restaurant on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Sorriso Kitchen on Main Street offers breakfast, lunch and more -- including a full day of training for members of the special needs community. More than $31,000 had been raised on a Kickstarter campaign to help the Bellas family open its restaurant. "Sorriso means 'smile' in Italian and is the name of our new breakfast and lunch eatery inspired by our son, LJ who has Down Syndrome and brings a smile to everyone he meets," the family wrote. Bellas familyFacebook Bellas BrothersSorriso Kitchen "O…

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by Cecilia Levine
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TONIGHT: North Jersey 'Superman' Competes On Food Network Show TONIGHT: North Jersey 'Superman' Competes On Food Network Show
Tonight: North Jersey 'Superman' Competes On Food Network Show Bergen County native Robbie DeRaffele's kitchen skills aren't exactly heroic. The Hackensack models works in Times Square as Superman by day and wants to learn to cook so the kitchen is no longer his kryptonite. The Paramus native has set fires in the kitchen and even gave himself salmonella poisoning from eating his own undercooked eggs. He believes culinary boot camp will help him become the best version of himself. DeRaffele will be transformed by chefs Robert Irvine and Anne Burrell on the show, airing at 9 p.m. on Aug. 12, on Food Network.

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by Cecilia Levine