article_snippet.sent: the director went on to recall how the director and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi were no longer welcome at he and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi favorite Italian restaurant after the movie - and its depiction of Italian-American mobsters - upset the owners. '
article_snippet.sent: Remember that nice Italian restaurant in Tribeca that Scorsese and producer Irwin Winkler used to go to?
article_snippet.sent: And then when the film came out, the owner of their favorite Italian restaurant said Scorsese and producer Irwin Winkler're not allowed in anymore because Scorsese and producer Irwin Winkler apparently denigrated a certain ethnic group for the picture?' said Scorsese.
highlights_snippet.sent: Scorsese sent a video message and recalled how the movie upset the owner of Scorsese then favorite NYC Italian restaurant .
  