Frank DePasquale’s life mission has always been to share his authentic Italian heritage with the Boston community, especially the neighborhood in which he spent practically his whole life.

“There’s no neighborhood like this,” DePasquale told MassLive about the North End. “I’ve traveled all over the United States and all over Italy, and it’s so hard to emulate a neighborhood that is like the North End. It’s great, and it could only be made better, and that’s my mission.”