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Joe Pupello<\/p>\n
Owner, Tahitian Inn<\/p>\n
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What he\u2019s wearing: Silken wool plaid jacket and dress shirt, Saks Fifth Avenue Men\u2019s Collection; pants by Zanella; shoes by Ferragamo <\/i><\/p>\n
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Benevolent Projects: <\/b>Bolesta Center, Inc.; American Red Cross; Hillsborough Achievement and Resource Centers <\/b><\/p>\n
Favorite designer: <\/b>Ermenegildo Zegna<\/i><\/p>\n
My hero: <\/b>My father<\/p>\n
Bay area’s best-kept secret:<\/b> Pass-a-Grille. I have a couple homes there. It\u2019s like a step back into time.<\/p>\n
My specialty: <\/b>I\u2019d have to say <\/b>my pasta sauce. I learned it from my mom.<\/p>\n
Most ridiculous fashion purchase: <\/b>Platform sandals I wore in the 1970s<\/p>\n
Favorite destination:<\/b> Ocho Rios, Jamaica<\/p>\n
Greatest extravagance: <\/b>Second homes<\/p>\n
I’d travel 5,000 miles to see: <\/b>The Italian Alps<\/p>\n
Favorite nightspot: <\/b>The Don CeSar lobby lounge<\/p>\n
When I\u2019m king I\u2019ll: <\/b>Rule by example<\/p>\n
Most unusual item in my house: <\/b>Angel, <\/b>our 25-pound Ragdoll cat<\/p>\n
Guilty pleasure: <\/b>Shellfish<\/p>\n
I can’t live without: <\/b>My family<\/p>\n
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