Underground Mafia lair had guns, pasta pot, and a plate of ricotta

The New York Post ^ | 1/29/2016 | Associated Press

[Beave Meister]

ROME — Italian police have discovered an underground bunker in the countryside of southern Calabria with two fugitive mobsters holed up inside.

The convicted ‘ndrangheta clan bosses had a dozen firearms, including a Kalashnikov, and a pasta pot neatly hanging on a wall. Tomatoes, salad and what looked like a plate of ricotta were on the counter when police raided the bunker early Friday.

Vines and bushes camouflaged the hideout.

Police said they are trying to find a network of accomplices they suspect helped Giuseppe Crea to elude capture for 10 years and Giuseppe Ferraro for almost 20 years. Crea faces 22 years in prison for Mafia association; Ferraro was sentenced to life imprisonment, including for a murder conviction.

[Beave Meister]

Well, at least they were eating good....

[BenLurkin]

They left the guns...took the Cannoli.

[himno hero]

... it shows how efficient the system is.

They found their old digs, vacant. lol

Classic spy vs spy.

[rjsimmon]

Good manners dictates that the mobsters serve a well prepared lunch prior to being arrested, and some red wine, maybe a chianti.

[cloudmountain]

They HAD their cannoli. Lol.

[fruser1]

No olive oil? Garlic? Prosciutto?

[headstamp 2]

The shaved the garlic cloves with a razor blade but used entirely to many unjins.

[showme_the_Glory]

Giuseppe and Giuseppe.....couple of good ole Joe’s.

[longfellow]

Take the gun. I don’t want my brother coming out of that bunker with just his D*** in his hands.

[needmorePaine]

The shaved the garlic cloves with a razor blade but used entirely to many unjins.

Vinnie: I didn't put too much onions, uh, Paul. Three small onions. That's all I did.
Johnny Dio: Three onions? How many cans of tomatoes you put in there?
Vinnie: I put two cans, two big cans.
Johnny Dio: You don't need three onions.

[needmorePaine]

"Heh, come over here, kid, learn something. You never know, you might have to cook for 20 guys someday. You see, you start out with a little bit of oil. Then you fry some garlic. Then you throw in some tomatoes, tomato paste, you fry it; ya make sure it doesn't stick. You get it to a boil; you shove in all your sausage and your meatballs; heh...? And a little bit o' wine. An' a little bit o' sugar, and that's my trick."

"Cut the crap. I got more important things for you to do. How's Paulie?"

"Aw Paulie, you won't see him no more."

[headstamp 2]

Little bit of trivia. The guy with the glasses stirring the sauce Vinnie was Scorsese’s real life father. His mother played the mother of Tommy DeVito.

[needmorePaine]

Little bit of trivia. The guy with the glasses stirring the sauce Vinnie was Scorsese’s real life father. His mother played the mother of Tommy DeVito.

That I knew. That's a couple that must have been together so long they started looking like each other. I thought she was great in Goodfellas. She reminded me so much of my grandmother, right down to the house dress and "I'll make you somethin' to eat" even though it was the middle of the night.

If you've ever seen The King of Comedy, she's also the voice of Rupert Pupkin's mother.

[elcid1970]

I googled “Godfather spaghetti”. Several recipes out there.

The movie left out adding oregano, basil, (onion), etc for the sake of the scene.

But I used hot Italian sausage with Clemenza’s recipe & it came out pretty good.