Lucas & Stacey were both born and raised in New Jersey. They met when Stacey started working as a waitress in Lucas' family-owned Jersey Diner in Hightstown, New Jersey. After a number of years moving across the country and working for other restaurants, they dreamed of opening their own place. With Lucas' restaurant management experience and Johnson & Wales Culinary education, and Stacey's marketing and graphic design expertise and experience they felt they had the know-how to open their own place, when the time was right. They moved to Colorado in 2001, got married and after the birth of Mikey, their son, they believed the time was right to make another dream come true - that was to open a classic neighborhood pizzeria. Luca's Jersey Pizza & Pasta opened in 2004.

Luca often states, that "consistency in food served, use of superior ingredients and a friendly atmosphere in combination with good service is the key to a great restaurant. There was a lot of experimentation in defining my recipes. I insist we use fresh, quality ingredients. Our basic recipes are distinctive and versatile. Our sauce and pasta are homemade, every day. The pizza crust is made very thin, that keeps the pizza light and does not cover up other flavors".