Mafia capo’s son dons restaurateur’s hat

When Caffe Nuovo opens in Boston’s North End in a few weeks, customers likely will recognize the owner’s name - if only for the sins of his father.

Vincent Ferrara Jr. - the 34-year-old son of convicted Mafia capo Vincent “The Animal” Ferrara - is breaking into the restaurant business as a first-time owner.

The space at 76 Salem St. had sat vacant for a time following the closing of Paesan’s Pizza.

“It’s sort of been an eyesore in the neighborhood, and that was another reason why I wanted to go into there - to help clean up Salem Street and bring some people to that end of the street,” said Ferrara, a former bus boy and waiter who owns City Valet, which serves North End eateries.

Full Story (Boston Herald)