Mob guys get a kick out giving out nicknames based on nearly anything. But without a doubt, among the most popular nicknames has always been food related. Based on the Italian culture and their love affair with food as well as how much mafiosi love to cook and eat, it all makes perfect sense, no?

This next challenge involves eight different mafiosi, from eight separate and distinct Cosa Nostra Families sprinkled throughout the entire United States. Each had interesting and colorful nicknames related to food.

Your job? — “Should you choose to accept it” — is to identify the true first and last name of each mafiosi involved, then match the (letter) of their nickname, to the corresponding Family or city they were “with.”

A) Frankie Muscatel
B) Porky
C) Kid Chocolate
D) Hot Dog
E) Benny Sauseetz
F) Hambone
G) Louis Eggs
H) Jimmy the Clam

1) Chicago
2) Cleveland
3) Colombo
4) DeCavalcante
5) Detroit
6) Gambino
7) Genovese
8) Los Angeles

Have at it, gents! Let’s see just how many of these mafiosi you can successfully knock out of the box!

The Los Angeles member was Frank Gruttadauria, who was made in Cleveland but transferred families in the 1940s

DeCavalcante is Louis Consalvo

Looks like you got me on this 1 ! I only got one and that is
James (Jimmy The AKA the Sleeper) Eppolito - Gambino Captain/Acting Captain Sleeper was another nickname for Jimmy Eppolito cause he would Fall asleep in court during his Cases and I put Acting Captain cause I hear him and Nino Gaggi were CO Captains of the same Crew until Jimmy went to Paul and said Nino and Roy DeMeo are Dealing Drugs Paul of course liked Nino and knew well enough he was Accepting Drug Money From DeMeo and that’s when Paul had Roy and Soldier Peter Pecianti AKA Peter 17 were giving the Hit tot ale out Jimmy and his son who I Read was a Legend in his Own Mind and was Dealing Drugs himself but if TELL me is that True that Jimmy Eppolito and Nino Gaggi were CO Captains of the same Crew cause I did Read that somewhere ! Or was just a Soldier in Nino Gaggis Crew

2 direct hits! Good work.

Between you and Butchie, you guys are becoming a one-two punch! It seems I've got my work cut out for me. You guys are keeping me on my toes. lol.

Jimmy "The Clam" Eppolito is correct, Butchie.

And yes, I remember that incident where the clipped Jimmy and his son, while they were riding in a car seated between Gaggi and Piacenti. If memory serves me, Gaggi got shot in the foot by a cop as they made their getaway from the murder scene, but Petey 17 got away. Or beat the case later? Something to that effect.

But the two Eppolitos, father and son, both went bye-bye that day.

I’m pretty Sure the Jimmy the Clam I said was Correct as Well right ?

BTW, where's our friend, Malavita?

He was banging out these challenges too for awhile.

Yes, I said that. You are definitely correct with him.

I never heard the nickname "The Sleeper" but I have no reason to doubt what you said. And to my knowledge, he was a skipper at one point and ran a crew. I'm not certain about Gaggi and him co-captaining the same crew. But that could have been.

I also remember something about a complaint being put in against him. I'm sure that's what eventually led to the contracts on them. (among a few other things, I suspect)

Around the time just proceeding their double-murder, I also seem to remember something about the Eppolitos being connected to a scandal and getting embroiled in a highly-publicized public "corruption" conspiracy that was starting to come to light, regarding political figures, a fund-raising charity, the mob, skimming, etc., etc.

So I suspect that that too may have become a major catalyst for a "thumbs down" on them by the Gambino administration.

I got the Sleeper from Mafia Cop his Nephew Louie’s Book just to state a Fact

Yes, I know the nephew (a retired cop who they later discovered was a dirty cop, right) wrote a book, but I never got to read it. He was one of the two "Mafia Cops' with his partner, Caracappa of something, correct? They turned out to be real bad guys.

Here ya go, fellas. I’ll throw one into the hopper also, ok. This is an interesting profile…

C-3 was Anthony “Kid Chocolate” Ricciardi (Colombo)

Anthony Ricciardi, also known as “Tony Long,” was an old-time Colombo Family soldier who resided in the upscale “Five Towns” section of Long Island’s South Shore, but mostly operated his criminal activities around Brooklyn.

Through the years Ricciardi was known to engage in a variety of rackets such as thefts, shylocking and gambling. He was a partner in a lucrative horse-bookmaking and policy-numbers business operating in the Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge and Coney Island sections of the borough. By the mid-late 1960s, he was thought to be serving under then-capo, Carmine “The Snake” Persico.

Several years later, by the early 1970s, the Colombo Family was embroiled in their second internal conflict. It was during this time period that Ricciardi seems to have either fallen afoul of his superiors or was a victim in the aftermath of the bloody struggle taking place within his borgata. One afternoon, in 1974, the aging mafioso’s lifeless body was found slumped behind the wheel of his late-model Cadillac. He had been shot several times in the temple at close range by an unnamed assassin.

Yes that’s Correct him and his Partner Steve Carracapa also Poped Eddie Lino on the Belt Parkway in his Benz

Yeah, those two numbskulls were bad, bad guys. lol. They were two nuts, actually.

In the meantime, the count is now 4 down and 4 still left to go!....So I suggest you get to it, gentlemen. lol

E-7 was Benedetto “Benny Sauseetz” Coniglio (Genovese)

Benny Coniglio, aka; Benny Saseetz, Benny Sausage. Born back in 1916, he came from the Italian “East Harlem” section of Upper Manhattan, where he grew up, went to grade school with and associated with many of New York’s future mafiosi.

Through the years the authorities documented his close friendships and affiliation with mob figures such as Salvatore “Toto” Caneba, John “Big John” Ormento, and Bartolo “Bart” Ferrigno from the Gambino, Lucchese and Profaci Families, respectively. But they say his closest ties were to the Lucchese and Genovese Families of which he was suspected of being affiliated with.

Benny worked from a little neighborhood candy store he ran on East 107th Street, a notorious block densely populated with Mafia figures. From this location he ran numbers, fenced stolen goods and distributed illegal fireworks each year around the Fourth of July. But his most lucrative activity, by far, was the wholesaling of heroin and cocaine to smaller traffickers on behalf of his Mafia superiors.
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......and then there were 3!

WAIIT I GOT 1
Michael (Hambone) Albergo - Chicago Outfit Associate/Enforcer i think Frank Calabrese gave HIM what the CALABRESE NECKTIE and Disappeard

F-1 was Michael Albergo (Chicago). You are correct.

But I also just noticed that I should not have had Cleveland listed for this challenge. There should have been two Chicago instead. B-2 should have been Chicago....this was Frank “Hot Dog” Lisciandrello

Sorry for the misprint, errors do occur on occasion. lol.


Since this challenge was not listed correctly to begin with, I'll provide the last name as a courtesy. B-5 was Salvatore “Porky” Pagano (Detroit)
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Great job once again!...now onward and forward!