Mobster Attire

[SonnyBlackstein]

Looks like Dente JR was released in 2009. He still active in NY?

Good question.

Love to hear your thoughts PB/Bronx/Charlie.

[East Bronx]

Looks like Dente JR was released in 2009. He still active in NY?

Good question.

Love to hear your thoughts PB/Bronx/Charlie.

He lost a stripe. Spends most of his time up the line. There's more to it than that, but that's all I'm comfortable posting. If Charlie, Bronx or Bruno are comfortable posting more than that, maybe I'll jump back in. But knowing them as I do, I doubt it. Suffice it to say that he's not nearly as well liked as his old man was, especially with the old guard.

[bronx]

I respected Joe D SR, so I will leave this where Pizza ended it. thank you

[SonnyBlackstein]

Cheers PB.

[Bruno187]

Hey EB when you mentioned Richie from Peachtrees were you talking about Richie the DJ?

[East Bronx]

Hey EB when you mentioned Richie from Peachtrees were you talking about Richie the DJ?

No, no. I meant Richie Palmer. But I remember the Richie that you're talking about. He used to bartend at the Greenhouse, too. Richie Palmer got off at PeachTrees, then ended up a partner at Take Five with the two Jews who eventually ended up ratting in the Scores case. Blutrich and the other guy.

I'm sure you remember, but PeachTrees morphed into Take Five around the mid-'80s after disco died and freestyle was just catching on. It was a good spot because during the summer they had those barbecues and you could easily bounce back and forth between that joint and Marty and Lenny's. Richie gave Vinny Pastore his first bartending gig. But his IMDB page would have you believe that he owned the joint. Don't get me started on that bullshit artist lol. Just the other day we were bullshitting about the men's shops. But remind me to pm you a story about Pastore running his mouth off at Vito's on Hobart. Well, you know who had his headquarters in the pizzeria a few stores away? I heard he interceded and Pastore turned three shades of green lol.

Anyway, Richie Palmer very famously headed out west (with the help of you know who), opened a pizzeria with Cathy Moriarty, and married Raquel Welch, who has close to twenty years on him. But hey, he can always say he tapped Raquel Welch. I don't know if they ever officially divorced, but they separated years ago.

Fucking guy lives in Beverly Hills now, but I remember when he was bartending at Knuckleheads over by the old Wedge Inn on Boston Road. Remember when that place burned down? Italian lightning lol.

[Bruno187]

Peachtree's was a bit before my time but I remember TakeFive very well. Wednesday night Barbeques. Greg De Palma had all those roided out knuckleheads working as bouncers there. Willy Marshall was there for a while. Reason I asked was that guy Richie the DJ keeled over about 15 years ago and kicked the bucket in his 40's.
My old man used to take me to the Wedge Inn when I was a kid.
I'm on vacation but I saw the board has been particularly active...good stuff.

[baldo]

In the mid-80s we went up to the Bronx a lot as a bunch of my parents' friends' (from Italy) kids were getting married. I was a just a kid then (probably 10 or 11) but was amazed by these New York weddings....I specifically remember one of the older kids mentioning they were going to Take Five. They told me it was a place you go to take a nap (as in take a five minute nap)....being a stupid 10 year old I believed them LOL. We used to visit these "paisani" often in the Bronx....wondering what general area this was considered (don't remember the name of the catering hall the wedding took place at)....thanks.

[Rocco]

Hey EB when you mentioned Richie from Peachtrees were you talking about Richie the DJ?

No, no. I meant Richie Palmer. But I remember the Richie that you're talking about. He used to bartend at the Greenhouse, too. Richie Palmer got off at PeachTrees, then ended up a partner at Take Five with the two Jews who eventually ended up ratting in the Scores case. Blutrich and the other guy.

I'm sure you remember, but PeachTrees morphed into Take Five around the mid-'80s after disco died and freestyle was just catching on. It was a good spot because during the summer they had those barbecues and you could easily bounce back and forth between that joint and Marty and Lenny's. Richie gave Vinny Pastore his first bartending gig. But his IMDB page would have you believe that he owned the joint. Don't get me started on that bullshit artist lol. Just the other day we were bullshitting about the men's shops. But remind me to pm you a story about Pastore running his mouth off at Vito's on Hobart. Well, you know who had his headquarters in the pizzeria a few stores away? I heard he interceded and Pastore turned three shades of green lol.

Anyway, Richie Palmer very famously headed out west (with the help of you know who), opened a pizzeria with Cathy Moriarty, and married Raquel Welch, who has close to twenty years on him. But hey, he can always say he tapped Raquel Welch. I don't know if they ever officially divorced, but they separated years ago.

Fucking guy lives in Beverly Hills now, but I remember when he was bartending at Knuckleheads over by the old Wedge Inn on Boston Road. Remember when that place burned down? Italian lightning lol.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/m ... mer-375855

[East Bronx]

In the mid-80s we went up to the Bronx a lot as a bunch of my parents' friends' (from Italy) kids were getting married. I was a just a kid then (probably 10 or 11) but was amazed by these New York weddings....I specifically remember one of the older kids mentioning they were going to Take Five. They told me it was a place you go to take a nap (as in take a five minute nap)....being a stupid 10 year old I believed them LOL. We used to visit these "paisani" often in the Bronx....wondering what general area this was considered (don't remember the name of the catering hall the wedding took place at)....thanks.

Catering halls in the Bronx back in the '80s?

Maestro's (Morris Park), Marina del Rey (Throggs Neck), Villa Barone (used to be Tardi's, also in Throggs Neck). The Chateau Pelham (Pelham Bay), the original Alex and Henry's (South Bronx), then they opened a very fancy joint up in Eastchester. They were famous for their Carnevale every February. They ended up closing the Eastchester location about fifteen years ago. The rent was just too damned high. It ended up a small strip mall anchored by Borders books (which has been empty for like five years). And this is a very moneyed area (the Scarsdale/Eastchester border), so don't anyone tell me that the economy has picked up.

I got married at the Marina del Rey. And speaking of wiseguys, Angelo Prisco used to sponsor a spring dance there every year. He'd fill the ENTIRE PLACE. And although it's true that, generally speaking, most Westside guys are low-key, a lot of them used to show up for that party. It was like an event lol.

Anyway, Baldo. If these were working class people, my money's on Maestro's. Great fucking food, very reasonably priced, and one of the last places left in the borough that knows how to make a trippa properly.

[SonnyBlackstein]

and one of the last places left in the borough that knows how to make a trippa properly.

'trippa'?

[bronx]

yes a little spicy also..madre mil

[East Bronx]

and one of the last places left in the borough that knows how to make a trippa properly.

'trippa'?

Cow stomach. Well, it's actually the lining. Trippa a la Romana is the famous Italian version. It's slow simmered in tomato sauce all day with lots of garlic, celery, onions, sometimes carrots, and a little wine. Some people even put in chickpeas or potatoes. And like Bronx just said, it's best when it's extra spicy. Sometimes if you get the right cook, he'll put hot cherry peppers right in the sauce for you. And like any other stew, it's even better the next day. It's honestly one of my favorite meals in the whole world.

[Dwalin2014]

with lots of garlic, celery, onions, sometimes carrots, and a little wine.

I couldn't stand garlic and onions my whole life.... Maybe I am a vampire?

[SonnyBlackstein]

Cheers EB. Consider it added to the bucket list.