When Good Chefs Go Bad! Mark Iacono Isn't the Only One

Robert-- a lifelong anti-authoritarian as yourself should definitely read the NY Post 'vetted' rumors with a more skeptical eye. As Marbuls024 pointed out, there's been at least three versions of why the altercation occurred.

You want to chase a story, how about checking Benny Geritano's employment history.

As for the 'gone bad' concept, how about a reckoning on the near-endemic violations of immigration and employment law in the NYC restaurant biz? Aren't all owners, chefs and media complicit in that scam?

Who ever wrote this piece of garbage is so off when it comes to Mark. Please get your facts straight and print the truth. I have known him for fourty years, yes since we were in diapers, and for you who knows him from nowhere and is only going by what half the rags are writing about him should check out facts. This "article' sounds like an episode out of the Sparanos. Maybe you've been watching too man reruns of the Saparnos and got your stories crossed.

@ ROBERT

I think a better example would be just bc a black man who's part of a gang kills someone it doesn't make the man killed automatically associated.(bloods or crypts or other)

The man stabbed could just be at the wrong place at the wrong time, or the man who stabbed him cause he was pissed for some reason and took out his frustrations in that manner. There are crazy ppl out there, crazy ppl who kill to kill, ppl who are sociopaths don't need reasons to do things they do it cause they're indifferent, they have no emotional attachment.

Mark nor anyone in his family is associated with the mob. Saying his place is a mob joint is reckless, nasty, racist, and just not accurate. Non of the Iacono's have ever been involved with that way of life and i know all of them and have for 40+ years. The ignorance coming out of the press over this incident has been astonishing, the heartless comments and attempts at pizza humor while he was in critical condition were disgusting and really lacked humanity. Whats interesting is that i am sure most of those have come from people who consider themselves educated and politically liberal. Hypocrites!

And you know, I think you stating as a fact that lucalis is a mob place is textbook slander. I'll certainly make sure that gets looked into.

Are you on drugs? This is one of the most racist things I've seen printed about him so far.. if his last name was "smith", it would be a moot point. This isn't a mob issue, this is a guy getting stabbed because he got on the wrong side of a psycho. The trumped up charges are because mark won't talk to the cops... And while I'm sure he has his own reasons, I'm also sure it has NOTHING to do with the mob. If he was stabbed by a bloods member, you wouldn't call lucalis a gang hangout. Don't be so ignorant, its disgusting.

This writer shouldn't say thngs that he has no legitamate facts of. I know Mark for many years as a loyal hardworking man. He worked for me for 15 years as a stone craftsman. He worked hard to become successful in his pizza place. I'm proud to see the great job he did. I hope he is going to be all right... The best pizza in the city, Get well soon Mark.

Mariomarble

You're very welcome I always welcome a nice civil respectful discussion too many people use the internet cloak of annonimity to be ignorant, insensitive, and tasteless.

Let's say your Italian, grew up in an Italian neighborhood, most of your friends are Italian and 3 of let's say 6 join the Mafia right. Now its very possible that I don't agree with it but I'm not gonna destroy a friendship over it, just bc friend X goes that route doesn't mean I am involved or that friend X discusses any of that stuff with me. We can just talk sports and current events cause he knows I have no interest in that lifestyle, right or wrong?

@ RSIETSEMA

I would asume you grew up with ppl that were your friends at one point but then you went down seperate paths in life, would that be a correct assumption? Some ppl are Loyal to a fault, I find it very possible that he was good friends with this man and eventhough he didn't agree with the path in life he chose valued their friendship too much to cut it off.

Now I don't know about you, but where I come from and how I was raised if a friend needs your help in this case a job that you remain loyal and do what you can to help. That is a completely viable and plausable, there are friends I have that I don't neccessarily agree with certain things they do but id absolutely take a hit for bc I value my friendships.

This article is a joke Mark Iacono has nothing to do with the Mob, doesn't have 1 charge or conviction in his history and that's because he doesn't roll with those people. He's a hard working guy, a clean guy, and I didn't know defending youself in a struggle to save your life made you a "good chef gone bad".