Carl DiCapo, whose rise on the Kansas City restaurant scene led to a second career as a civic giant, died at age 95.
DiCapo took a job as a cashier at Italian Gardens Restaurant in the early 1950s when his brother-in-law needed help. From there, he rose to help make the restaurant a mainstay of downtown Kansa City, both as a place to eat and to meet others.
His combination of personality and work ethic led to DiCapo leading the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association and the Missouri Restaurant…Noted Kansas City restaurant, civic figure Carl DiCapo dies
Carl DiCapo, whose rise on the Kansas City restaurant scene led to a second career as a civic giant, died at age 95.
DiCapo took a job as a cashier at Italian Gardens Restaurant in the early 1950s when his brother-in-law needed help. From there, he rose to help make the restaurant a mainstay of downtown Kansa City, both as a place to eat and to meet others.
His combination of personality and work ethic led to DiCapo leading the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association and the Missouri Restaurant…