his life from Phil Leotardo. Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero dresses as Santa Claus for the neighborhood children and give out toys every Christmas. During one Christmas Eve Salvatore becomes drunk and temperamental angering some of the children. It is later surmised that Bonpensiero was wearing a secretly hidden FBI wire on his person during the festivities. After he is murdered, Bobby Baccalieri assumes the role of Santa Claus. In The Sopranos: Road to Respect a health inspector discovers that the kitchen is filthy and states that he has found rat droppings in the kitchen and wants to report it. LaRocca successfully persuades the health inspector to not write up the citation forcing the restaurant's closure. In The Sopranos: Road to Respect Joey LaRocca, the illegitimate son of Salvatore Bonpensiero, is initiated into the DiMeo crime family. See also Bada Bing! References External links Fictional shops The Sopranos Fictional restaurants Kearny, New Jersey