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Lady Gaga Lauds Dad's New Restaurant Joanne Trattoria on Opening Night

By Patrick Hedlund | February 1, 2012 2:34pm
Joanne Trattoria, the new restaurant from Lady Gaga's dad Joe Germanotta, is officially opening on Weds., Feb. 1, 2012.
Joanne Trattoria, the new restaurant from Lady Gaga's dad Joe Germanotta, is officially opening on Weds., Feb. 1, 2012.
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MANHATTAN — Lady Gaga will always be daddy’s little monster.

The pop megastar praised the opening of her father’s new Upper West Side Italian restaurant on Twitter Wednesday, lauding her parents for building the business from the ground up.

“I'm so proud of my parents!” Gaga tweeted about her father, Joe Germanotta’s new venture on West 68th Street. “Tonight their restaurant opens in NY. Joanne Trattoria. My dad built with his two hands, mommy decorated.”

The restaurant’s official opening is slated for 5 p.m. Wednesday, after chef Art Smith — who’s cooked for the likes of President Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey — tweeted Tuesday that walk-ins will be welcomed.

"@ladygaga thank you for this,amazing opportunity," Smith tweeted Wednesday. "I love an adore your precious family."

Germanotta has said fans shouldn't expect to see his famous daughter at the cozy restaurant, after Gaga reportedly visited the eatery for a New Year’s after-party that included A-list guests like Ryan Seacrest.

The pop princess, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, grew up nearby and her parents still live on West 70th Street.