Former Food Network host and celebrity chef David Ruggerio has come out with a startling revelation: He had a secret life as a made man in the mafia, participating in several murders, drug dealing, extortion, fraud and other crimes.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Ruggerio talked candidly about his life in the mob, even as he rose in the ranks of New York’s culinary world. He was running such posh Manhattan restaurants as La Caravelle, Maxim’s and Le Chantilly, and had his own Food Network show, Ruggerio to Go. He also appeared on PBS and has authored several books, both cookbooks and fiction.
Ruggerio’s life of crime began when he was just 11. His Sicilian father, Saverio Erasmo Gambino, was a cousin of Carlo Gambino, the infamous “boss of all bosses” and the leader of the Five Families who dominated the rackets in New York in the 1960s and ’70s.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Ruggerio talked candidly about his life in the mob, even as he rose in the ranks of New York’s culinary world. He was running such posh Manhattan restaurants as La Caravelle, Maxim’s and Le Chantilly, and had his own Food Network show, Ruggerio to Go. He also appeared on PBS and has authored several books, both cookbooks and fiction.
Ruggerio’s life of crime began when he was just 11. His Sicilian father, Saverio Erasmo Gambino, was a cousin of Carlo Gambino, the infamous “boss of all bosses” and the leader of the Five Families who dominated the rackets in New York in the 1960s and ’70s.
- 3/25/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
France’s best known chef Paul Bocuse died in France Saturday morning at the age of 91.
“Monsieur Paul,” as many knew him, passed away outside Lyon, in Collonges where his restaurant the Auberge du Pont de Collonges has held three Michelin stars for over half a century.
Bocuse’s death was announced on Twitter by Gérard Collomb, France’s Minister of the Interior and former Mayor of Lyon.
“Monsieur Paul was France,” Collomb wrote in French. “Simplicity & generosity Excellence & Style of living. The pope of food lovers has left us. May our chefs in Lyon, as in all corners of the world,...
“Monsieur Paul,” as many knew him, passed away outside Lyon, in Collonges where his restaurant the Auberge du Pont de Collonges has held three Michelin stars for over half a century.
Bocuse’s death was announced on Twitter by Gérard Collomb, France’s Minister of the Interior and former Mayor of Lyon.
“Monsieur Paul was France,” Collomb wrote in French. “Simplicity & generosity Excellence & Style of living. The pope of food lovers has left us. May our chefs in Lyon, as in all corners of the world,...
- 1/20/2018
- by Peter Mikelbank
- PEOPLE.com
French-Swiss chef Benoit Violier, who presided over Switzerland's celebrated Restaurant l'Hotel de Ville, was found dead in his home on Sunday in an apparent suicide, according to Swiss police. Violier shot himself to death, a statement by Swiss authorities said. Violier, 44, was considered a "chef's chef" and was a star of contemporary haute cuisine. His restaurant, which earned three Michelin stars, was crowned last December as the world's best by La Liste, the restaurant rankings sanctioned by France's foreign ministry. After the ranking was announced, Violier told the Swiss daily Le Temps, "The ranking that counts is that my clients...
- 2/1/2016
- by Peter Mikelbank
- PEOPLE.com
French-Swiss chef Benoit Violier, who presided over Switzerland's celebrated Restaurant l'Hotel de Ville, was found dead in his home on Sunday in an apparent suicide, according to Swiss police. Violier shot himself to death, a statement by Swiss authorities said. Violier, 44, was considered a "chef's chef" and was a star of contemporary haute cuisine. His restaurant, which earned three Michelin stars, was crowned last December as the world's best by La Liste, the restaurant rankings sanctioned by France's foreign ministry. After the ranking was announced, Violier told the Swiss daily Le Temps, "The ranking that counts is that my clients...
- 2/1/2016
- by Peter Mikelbank
- PEOPLE.com
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