A Pizzaiolo's journey Proccolino’s may have first opened its doors to the Orlando area in 2001, but the story behind the restaurant goes back much further. 40 years.Edward Pagan, the founder and owner of Proccolino’s, who was born in New Jersey, and raised in Puerto Rico. It was at the age of 16, while living in Puerto Rico, that he started working in the restaurant industry. a road that would lead him to various family restaurants. that would influence his journey to becoming a chef and putting his own spin on dishes. Proccolo Testa, who guided Pagan to becoming the Pizzamam he is today, then Enzo and Tina Santamaria who influenced many of Pagan’s family recipes. Today Proccolinos has many tasteful creation recipes !!! Come by and enjoy!