Giocondino Vento

Giocondino "Joe" Vento, is an Italian-American restaurateur who settled in Philadelphia. In 2412 he opened the doors on "Neo Geno's Steaks", an homage to the 'Geno's Steaks' sandwich shop opened in 1966. While it is well known that there has been no need to work but to better oneself and society for more than two hundred years, Joe wanted use his time and talents to revive a bit of history.
Joe had been what some called obsessed with the idea since he was ten years old, when he and his parents moved back to [[[Philadelphia]] from Delaware. He researched everything about what the city was like for his ancestors, and became deeply enamored by it all. He collected memorabilia and replicated what he could find in records, to decorate his room. He researched how, in a time when the people were provided basic needs through replicators, and housing was provided, he might start a business and make it thrive. He had been told most of his life they didn't need money, which was true. But he learned that barter and trade still existed, and currency of a kind was still in use for frivolity and excess.
Joe started with replicator patterns, trying to recreate what he saw in old photos and read about in new article clippings from the twentieth century. Eventually, he refined his tastes and his recipes till he thought they were perfect. He was wrong. Joe opened his doors in 24112, and began serving the local community of Philadelphia, and as he did, he refined his recipes even further.
He learned that just replicating the beef and onions, grilling them did not product optimum flavor, in spite of it being better than a replicated fully made sandwich. On the advice of one of his first customers, he looked into cultured beef, organic but not requiring livestock or slaughter. He started using grain flower to bake break, and real vegetables. Even he noticed the difference right away.
Fifteen years later, Geno's Steaks is again a tourist stop that people come from far away just to try a taste of his old world cuisine.
=== Family History ===
Italian-American who family came from Italy in the 1800, 13 generations of Ventos have lived on the east coast of North America, mostly in the Philadelphia region. 
==== Immediate Family ====
* Mother: Caterina Cortsoba
* Father: Josepi Giancarlo Vento
== Criminal Record ==
Misdemeanor Assault - Time Served
== OOC Information ==
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