MIDDLETOWN Owners of two Italian food venues worked their buns off for more than three decades. Now, they are hoping to pass the businesses they built on to new ownership.
Famous Deli-Licious Italian Pork Store on Dolson Avenue has closed and DeFilippi s Bakery on East Main Street will remain open in Middletown as both businesses are on the market. The owners, all Italian immigrants, are looking for buyers to continue the legacy of the city s two mainstays. They say, What do you retire for? I feel the burn. I m tired, owner Giovanni Papandrea said. I love what I do.