About Us

Centonove is rooted in a passion for transporting our guests to Italy and bringing people together through wine and food.

Centonove is the creation of Restaurateur and ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano. His wife, Andrea is the day to day of the restaurant.  The uniquely designed café and retail shop is the embodiment of their shared love of Italian food, wine and culture. Centonove is rooted in a passion for transporting our guests to Italy and bringing people together through wine and food. The staff takes pride in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere that represents classic Italian hospitality. 
The food, wine, and beer selections are handpicked, and everyone who comes through the doors?from co-workers to vendors to our treasured guests?is greeted with integrity, respect and joy. We strive to continuously improve our business and make a positive impact on the Los Gatos community.  Centonove is a gathering place for you to relax, enjoy the food and drink of Italy and connect to friends and family.

Andrea Romano

Owner, Geneeral Manager Centonove and Cin-Cin Wine Bar

Andrea retired as the WW VP of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities to run the family business. Her experience has helped her quickly jump into the wonderful world of restaurant operations. .

Andrea is very active in the Los Gatos community and enjoys volunteering throughout the area.

Andrea and her husband Pasquale are the proud owners of Centonove and Cin Cin Wine Bar.

When Andrea isn’t working she enjoys travel and spending time with her famiy.

PASQUALE ROMANO

Owner/Partner, Centonove and Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant

Pasquale (Pat) Romano has been interested in food and wine his whole life. With an Italian-born father, he enjoyed an authentic Italian upbringing that included long annual trips to Italy. It was only natural that he would ultimately co-found Centonove, where he can share the many facets of Italian food and wine with his local community.

Pasquale has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of ChargePoint, Inc. since February 2011. Previously, Pasquale co-founded 2Wire in 1998 and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from September 2006 to October 2010 when it was acquired by Pace plc for $475M. From 1993 to 1998, Pasquale held multiple positions in marketing and engineering at Polycom. In 1989, Pasquale co-founded Fluent, Inc., a digital video networking company and served as Chief Architect until it was sold to Novell Corporation in 1993. In addition to serving as a board member for ChargePoint, Pasquale also serves as a board member for AgilOne, Inc., a big data analytics company, and previously for Meraki, Inc., a cloud-managed networking company purchased by Cisco in December 2012. Pasquale currently sits on the advisory board for Virdata, internet of things infrastructure company, and formerly held an advisory board role at Basis Science, a wearable fitness device company purchased by Intel in 2014. Pasquale holds an undergraduate degree in computer science from Harvard University and received his M.S. from MIT.