Lady Gaga Opens Italian Restaurant With Her Father

Lady Gaga is known for being flamboyant, outrageous and the largest possible input. But the star who made a name for shocking our senses, the Monster of our new business is decidedly low profile.


After dropping a couple of mentions in interviews in recent months about the new restaurant is planned for his father, Joseph Germanotta, Joanne Trattoria finally open its doors on Wednesday.

The modest Italian restaurant in the west area of ​​Poland in New York 68, was described by The New York Times as "a well-stocked bar, a cozy patio and back seat about 70 people." The walls are covered with scenes of Tuscany and dinner by the fireplace in the entrance Germanotta family photos hanging on the front of the cabin.

The restaurant will be in charge of Joseph and his mother Gaga, Cynthia and her proud pop said her daughter "just generates a lot of sparkle" to help spread the word about this project. Our chef and business partner is Art Smith, who met Gaga in the recording of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Smith was Winfrey's personal chef for several years.

The name was inspired by the late Joseph, sister, Joanne, who died of lupus at age 19. Not only the name of Joanne Gaga half, but in many interviews, the singer opened up about his close relationship with his dead aunt.

"I thought I was going to die," he said, who said last year. "I wanted to be loved artists like Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol - and thought the only way was to live the lifestyle, but then I realized my father's sister Joanne, who had died at the age of 19 years, instilled in him the spirit .. that was a painter and a poet - and I had a spiritual vision that I had to stop their activities. "

The Times reported that Gaga is not officially co-owner of the restaurant, where Joseph, said the family can afford to open even if your daughter did not rise to international fame. It has long been her dream of opening a soup kitchen, he said, and visitors can enjoy Joanne at "Southern Italy", given that Smith is from the south and Germanotta are Italian.

This means that you chow down on dishes such as "crow Papa G" offers traditional osso buco as inspired salad Joanne and mother Cynthia Gaga call.

In hopes of fans waiting for the mood, Joseph said he was not sure if he looks at the current Gaga among the family photos. Perhaps, he said, and the old, which is not recognizable. And although it is happy that her oldest to spread the word about the family business, if the fans make the trip hoping to see the trophy of the VMA and Grammy, "this does not happen," he said.