About Brooklyn

Luca and Mariarosa are the owners of Sottocasa located in Brooklyn’s Boreum Hill.

Luca, An Italian actor from Italy, came to New York City from Milano, with his wife Laura (viverenewyork.com) to pursue their acting dream, a never-ending work in progress.

Also having a great passion for food and cooking, he worked as waiter, manager, opened (and closed) his own catering company. All of which lead him down the path to learning how to make Neapolitan pizza from the best available in town, master Roberto Caporuscio of Kestè on Bleeker street. Eventually, opened his own little jewel, with the help of at-that-time partner Antonio Capone.

Making pizza is an art, and a joyful one! When not at Sottocasa, you can find Luca teaching skiing at Hunter Mountain, racing triathlons and running along the waterfront in Brooklyn.

Mariarosa (you can call her Mari when you meet her)