EAST HANOVER -- On "Real Housewives of New Jersey," star Joe Gorga has certain, shall we say, retrograde notions of a woman's place (the kitchen). But that apparently doesn't extend to business, because he's the man behind a new Italian restaurant that has opened in East Hanover.

Gorga's Homemade Pasta & Pizza is at 360 Route 10 West in East Hanover, and, according to an online job posting for restaurant, it will "specialize in bringing delicious versions of our family's favorite Italian dishes to you."

Former "RHONJ" star Kathy Wakile -- a first cousin of Joe Gorga and his sister Teresa Giudice -- just announced that she'll be opening her first restaurant, an Italian eatery called Pizza Love, in Wyckoff in late June. But she's not the first "RHONJ" restaurateur -- Teresa Giudice's husband Joe briefly ran a pizzeria in Hillside in the midst of his bankruptcy woes, and of course Teresa has had a series of bestselling cookbooks.

Gorga, who lives in Montville, owns a construction and real estate development business, which has been featured on the show, while Melissa launched a singing career courtesy of "RHONJ," and lately has been running -- with a hiccup or two -- a clothing boutique called Envy in Montclair.

The eighth season of "RHONJ" has been taping in and around North Jersey for last few months, but no word on when it will air on Bravo. Gorga, Giudice, Siggy Flicker and Dolores Catania are back, along with original "Housewives" star Danielle Staub and newbie Margaret Josephs, who runs a home decor business and lives in Englewood. Wakile and Jacqueline Laurita won't be back.

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