Kitchen Nightmares Wiseguy To Open New Restaurants In Manhattan, Ft. Lauderdale

Bonanno wiseguy Peter (Peter Pasta) Pellegrino, who appeared in one of the first episodes of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, and whom we last wrote about in May, is leaping back into the restaurant business.

Peter Pasta, who seems to have much to smile about these days.

That is according to a source who recently alerted us to a Reddit post that says, "New Peter's Restaurant plans are in the works NYC& South Florida...Stay Tuned."

Pellegrino is in the "early stages of the planning" for the restaurants, the source said, adding that the one in Florida will likely open on Los Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. 

A high-profile celebrity partner is involved, and a formal announcement will be made after the new year.

In May, we reported that Peter Pasta was among the Bonannos who benefitted from Michael (Mikey Nose) Mancuso's reorganization of the Bonanno family last Christmas. Pellegrino was bumped from acting capo to official capo and is overseeing a Bonanno crew in Florida and one allied with Albanians in Ridgewood, Queens.

Peter Pasta splits his time between New York and Florida (just about every six weeks he's boarding an airplane) and has a house in Middle Village and a beachfront condo in the Sunshine State, we’ve been told.

Back in March, Pellegrino was pulled over in Ridgewood, Queens, while making collections.

He and other Bonannos had to show up in Manhattan and give the Feds voice prints earlier this year.

We've also got some information about how, following the recent death of Vincenzo LoScalzo, Peter Pasta's Florida crew is absorbing some remnants of the old Trafficante family. Those of you familiar with the story of Sonny Black (and our theory on how he may have scammed his own borgata) will know some of the background on the relationship between the two families. We're saving this material for a follow-up piece.