Tony DiMaio has been in the restaurant business for 40 years — and he is only 54 years old. The chef and co-owner of Christina’s Restaurant and Tavern on the French King Highway in Erving began working in a relative’s restaurant as a teenager and hasn’t stopped cooking since.

He worked as a chef in several local restaurants, including Monte Carlo in West Springfield and DiMaio’s in South Deerfield, before purchasing Christina’s in 2011. The restaurant attracts a number of tourists on their way to and from the Boston area.

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