Chef Jamie DeRosa and Wife Welcome Their First Child

After Jamie DeRosa recently left his position as executive chef at Tudor House, he put his efforts into a project of a different sort -- getting ready for the arrival of his first child with wife Amy Spagnole DeRosa.The couple welcomed baby Isabela Grace on August 14 at 6:45 p.m...

By Laine Doss

August 16, 2012

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After Jamie DeRosa recently left his position as executive chef at Tudor House, he put his efforts into a project of a different sort -- getting ready for the arrival of his first child with wife Amy Spagnole DeRosa.

The couple welcomed baby Isabela Grace on August 14 at 6:45 p.m. Their new daughter weighed in at 7 pounds, 3/4 oz. Both mother and baby are doing fine.

A clearly ecstatic DeRosa shared his thoughts about this new chapter in his life, "It was much easier becoming a

father than being one. I will cherish her every day until she becomes a

young lady only to wish she was a baby once again. I thought my life was

complete before, now I truly know what I was missing."

As for DeRosa's next baby (and by baby, we mean kitchen), DeRosa is looking for locations in Miami that "match a

fun and exciting concept, that's social, interactive and neighborly."

In the meantime, you can post your congratulations and good wishes for the happy family on Facebook.

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Laine Doss is the former food editor of Miami New Times. She has been featured on Cooking Channel's Eat Street and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it's like to wait tables.

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