What was a surprise to some, however, is that it seems, as if a real menu is required - just about all of the culinary references by the former boss, Joseph C. Massino from the Bonannos. References to food, food, cooking and restaurant and catering company, metaphors food along with some choice have come like so many courses on a tasting menu kept. It seemed sometimes higher and higher stacking, as if a sigh Board had replaced tables in the well of the courtroom the prosecution and defence.
For those who follow the mob, the close connection between this ethnic underworld and the culinary arts of Italian Americans is practiced nothing new. Indeed momentous events in the mob history happen in and around restaurants: Carmine Galante, a cigar in his mouth, shot dead on the terrace at Joe & Mary, a restaurant in Brooklyn. Joey Gallo was killed in an execution in Umberto's clam House, when he bolted for the door, only to die on a little Italy Street; and Paul Castellano was shot Steak House in Midtown Manhattan at rush hour in the middle of Christmas shoppers outside sparks.
And some of the most memorable moments in film, which for some organised crime are also Gastrocentric. There are the phrases "Let the weapon;" take the cannoli "and" try the veal, it is the best in the city "in" the godfather "Film." And it is Paul Sorvino, play a mob CAPO in "Goodfellas," with a razor blade to slice garlic for its sauce.
Of course, Mr Massino acknowledged cooking, quite a few failings of his own. He appears Vincent Basciano, a former acting boss as a witness against child, known as Vinnie gorgeous, who is on trial for the murder of a Bonanno associate, Randolph Pizzolo. Mr Massino was his appearance on the stand on Monday.
Yet while it has a sense that the weapon and the knife - like the mafia tools are - called during the secret society initiation rites were Center of stage, the knives and forks have been fighting for the same settlement, perhaps not surprisingly given Mr. Massino scope, not to mention some of his job title except boss: restaurateur and sandwich truck operators.
For example, if his past crime last week that food came into play. The public prosecutor, Taryn A. Merkl, Mr Massino corruption asked a prison guard in the late 1980s, was detained as he in a federal jail in Manhattan.
"The prison guards do what bribe?" Mrs Merkl, a Deputy Federal Prosecutor, asked.
"He bring food for us, cold cuts, shrimp, Scungilli in," he replied.
More than a decade later, food was the focus again during a conversation that he secretly in an other federal prison with Mr. Basciano, the child recorded against whom he was testifying. "I am regurgitation, I have a lot of heartburn, much Agita," Mr Massino complained Mr Basciano. "I'll tell you one thing, that sausage was not bad, Bo."
"Yeah?" Mr Basciano replied, "I left it in the room, I do not eat."
Mr Massino was "It wasn't bad, I swear to God,". "I have a little mustard - it was not bad." I had no dinner last night. I had a peanut butter, I could not eat. Tonight, I will not eat, it is fish. "
The kitchen, in a sense gave also some protection. In the early 1990s after he almost six years in prison took over blackmail, Mr Massino parole prohibited, associate it with other members of the organized crime families or criminals and demands that he keep a steady job. So, he worked as a consultant for a long Iceland company called King catering.
He said he developed a unique way, hold meetings, Vitale - his brother-in-law, who was also a consultant for the company - speak mob business with his Underboss Sal still avoiding law enforcement control, such as physical surveillance and bugs.
"To speak Bonanno family business on King catering?" Mrs Merkl asked.
Mr Massino replied "We could have, Yes,".
"Where you would talk him?" she asked Vitale, referring to Mr. the Mr Massino in the series of mob turncoats prepended.
He said "in the walk-in box,".
"Why fridge?"
"To avoid mistakes," he said succinct.
Mr Massino four days on the stand before Judge Nicholas C. Garaufis in the United also a survey of the type of a few States District Court in Brooklyn was the city's restaurants, but the focus on criminal and crime in the, not their fare.
He mentioned Caffe on the green in Bayside, Queens, the scene of a shooting with Mr Pizzolo; Napa & Sonoma, a Steakhouse in Whitestone, Queens, where Mr Pizzolo had an outbreak of type; and via Oreto on first he successfully protectorate over the objections of the Genovese family claimed Avenue in Manhattan, which Mr Basciano said, as Bonanno crime family.
In addition to his work as criminal Mr Massino a series of jobs, and owned a number of companies held around food.
His first job, working as a youth in Queens in, which he is a "Food store" without development, and in a butcher shop.
As a young man operation he a sandwich truck, known by the less than appetizing name "-Roach coach, that he would go to factories and other businesses to sell coffee, cakes and sandwiches." Finally, operation he a catering company that served other sandwich truck.
There is a restaurant called Casablanca, in Maspeth, Queens, where he could often be found at the time of his arrest Mr Massino. Menus at the time of the 1996 grand open, but not advertise his association with the institution.
Instead, there was a front man.
"Your host: Alfred," the menu informs Diners. Alfred, however was sideline a few, according to Mr Massino, one of which served as a soldier in the Mr Massino Family.
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