Since working in his first restaurant Luzzo’s La Pizza Napoletana back in 2004, Michele has received many awards and accolades. With the success of Luzzo’s, Michele opened several other restaurants in New York - Ovest Pizzoteca located in Chelsea opened in 2010 and then DaMikele in Tribeca in 2011. Michele’s fiancé, Anisa Moloney, an experienced restaurateur in her own right, has proudly opened Gnoccheria to feature Michele’s work and to join the Luzzo’s Family of Restaurants in 2016.