On '90s cooking shows, David Ruggerio came off like a stereotypical Italian guy from Brooklyn. Away from the cameras, he lived the dark side of the cliché.
If he was involved, then he should go through the court system, Pasquale Macchirole told DailyMail.com. He should [face] whatever penalty for whatever crime he committed.
David Ruggerio, 59, who once ran the kitchens of top Manhattan restaurants La Caravelle, Maxim s and Le Chantilly, came clean with the admission in an interview published on Thursday.
A celebrity chef in New York City revealed Thursday that he was part of the New York City Mafia decades ago while still a successful chef on the restaurant scene.