CaffeAurora.com
Title
Caffe Aurora - Pasticceria
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Paolo Strippoli opened Caffe Aurora's doors for business at 201 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY on December 3, 1941. Paolo apprenticed and learned his trade in Bari, Italy. He immigrated to New York in 1935 and worked several years at Caffe Puglia in Yonkers, NY until he had saved enough money to start his own pasticceria (pastry shop). Choosing a name for his business presented a problem. Friends advised him not to choose a name that had a strong Italian flavor, because the United States was at war with Italy at the time. So he chose " Aurora " which means " the dawn ". In October of 1942 Paolo enlisted in the United States Army to serve his new country during a time of war. From October of 1942 until December of 1945 Caffe Aurora was operated by his sister Gina, who added a new dimension to the fledgling pastry shop, and contributed greatly to its future success. When Paolo was discharged from the Army, he returned to resume his dream of owning his own pastry shop. In June of 1946, he married Filomena Quercia, also of Bari, Italy. Together they worked at building their business and their family. They raised three children, Sabino, Lucretia and Louis and instilled in them their values of work and family. Holidays were spent working together as a family.
Languages
English
