Lady Gaga’s Dad Threatens Bloomberg, Blames Potatoes In Twitter Rant Over Health Inspection

All it takes is one potato to send Joe Germanotta, owner of Joanne Trattoria and father of Lady Gaga, into a full-blown Twitter rant against the oft-maligned NYC Department of Health.. Then again, the Department of Health — which, as many chefs attest, is rather punitive and capricious in its grading — gave him a ‘B’, a grade that requires Germanotta to pay fines to the city, as well as wear the scarlet (er, kelly green) letter of shame. And just as his daughter is dramatic, so too are Joe Germanotta’s tweets:

[h/t Eater NY]

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