In 2011, Joe Germanotta bought Vince & Eddie's Fireplace (1989-2011), which was reputed for serving quality New American comfort cuisine to a well-heeled Lincoln Center audience. In November of 2010, Lady Gaga became an investor/part-owner of the restaurant in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Her parents, Joe and Cynthia, have also become shareholders of the establishment. Gaga is the only silent partner. Mrs. Germanotta told W, “When she’s in town she likes to come here with her friends because it’s very homey and private. She’ll come here on her time off.”