Paul Luna

Paul Luna (born c. 1966) He was one of 13 siblings.

Career Luna moved to Atlanta in 1992 and opened Bice, a Milan-based, upscale Italian restaurant chain. He introduced new types of European, Mediterranean, and South American cuisine, and tapas, to Atlanta, and Loca Luna (opened in 1999).

He was a controversial figure on the Atlanta restaurant scene in the 1990s, often critical of local trendiness and faddish tastes. He was widely known as a "bad boy" who ruled his dining room impetuously, sometimes staging impromptu striptease dances to amuse and shock patrons.

Luna left Atlanta in late 2002, and worked as a chef in Canada, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, and California.

Advocacy and philanthropy Luna advocated small businesses run by mixed-income, multi-national owners as the way to rejuvenate Atlanta's historic downtown area. "We're still segregated," he said; "All my white customers think, downtown: black. Period."

Luna's tenure with Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Hawaii

In 2009 he opened a training kitchen for refugee women, Lunacy Black Market, He worked with BryAnn Chen, executive director of Refugee Women's Network, to identify appropriate candidates for employment in this restaurant.

Beginning in 2010, Luna declared for a few years that he would run for mayor of Atlanta.

Personal life Luna is married to Cynthia T. Luna. After she moved to Switzerland, Luna moved there as well in 2013 to be with her.