MikeLastort

Fine. Allegations of connections to organized crime are completely over the top.

I was referring to wristband's post, which was what started the ridiculous Mafia allegations. Full disclosure - my wife and I are good friends of the Donnas. My wife was Roberto's pastry chef at the first Galileo on P Street circa 1988. We've visited his mother, sister, bro-in-law, famil and friends in his hometown of San Sebastiano da Po, near Torino. I've heard his side of the story, but I don't feel it's my place to share it here. Suffice it to say that there are two sides to every story, and all we've really heard is what's come from his detractors. I won't namedrop, but there are a lot of chefs who would not have their careers today if they had not gotten their start working with Roberto. Kicking a man when he's down is pretty classless, at least IMO And I'm really looking forward to dinner at G3 tonight.

Mafia? Seriously, is this sort of crap necessary?

I went to G3 for happy hour tonight, and my wife and I are going there for dinner tomorrow. Roberto and Nancy are two of the nicest people I have ever met in my life. They have my full and unconditional support.

Not really.

My wife and I are good friends of Roberto and his wife Nancy. We're very happy to see that he's open again. We've eaten in the restaurant twice last week during the "soft open." I was at the bar last night with some friends and met a couple of DonRockwell posters. I didn't know about the $55.00 special until Chris mentioned it to us. Fantastic food for that price! My wife and I have reservations for tonight at 8:00.

Hello. My name is Mike Lastort and my wife Jan and I live in Takoma Park, MD. Jan used to be a pastry chef, and graduated from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine, at the original campus that was in Paris. She used to cook for Roberto Donna at his first Galileo Restaurant, at the old P Street location (currently occupied by Al Tiramisu).