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Archives See also: Danny Romalotti Gina Roma August 2000 CAFE OWNER RUDE TO CUSTOMERS "You two were meant for each other," Roma grumbled when web master Phyllis Summers walked into the joint and told Roma she wanted to join attorney Michael Baldwin at his table. As Summers sat down, Roma continued to belittle Summers by literally throwing a menu at her. "I wonder if she poisons the food," Summers quipped but neither Baldwin nor Summers would say why they continue to patronize an establishment where they clearly are not wanted. September 2000 Short Order Cooking! RoadKill owner, Gina Roma, received a telephone call Monday from long-time customer, detective Paul 'Clueless' Williams, requesting a special meal. Excited to be celebrating another birthday and making a long-awaited announcement which should stop his mother from pestering him about having a grandchild, Williams at almost the last moment developed a hankering for Torta alla Pasqualina. "We know Mr. Williams, his lovely wife and mother Mary are planning a birthday celebration here so it's really not a problem. We do it all the time," Roma told the Genoa City News when asked how it was possible to order Spanish/Mexican food not on the menu with only a two hour notice at an Italian restaurant. October 2000 Roma Hits New Low! The
air-conditioned shadows of Genoa City's predominately Italian RoadKill Cafe, the aroma of
special Mexican dinners drifting in from the kitchen and the haunting memories of her
former husband pulled Rash & Sassy Cosmetics newest employee, Phyllis Summers, into a
melancholy mood here Monday. People in Genoa City are known for doing terrible things and hurling cruel insults at one another but to deny a woman contact with her biological son by refusing to deliver a card is a new low point for Roma. She might just as well have stuck Summers in the heart with a knife. November 2000 Caterer
Needs A Good Slap! While performing her catering duties at the Abbott home, Roma spotted Summers and had the nerve to ask, "What part of Jack [Abbott] did you have to twist to worm your way into this wedding?" Summer kept her cool but might have slapped Roma's face had she known Roma is in no position to throw stones. Prior to 1982 Roma spent time in jail for fraud after being convicted of a scam she participated in with her father, Rex Romalotti. December 2000 PUT IT ON MY TAB! "That place should be closed down and the woman who runs it locked up!" teen counselor Randy Manes told reporters outside City Hall. "I'm working my butt off to stop illegal liquor sales to minors and here we have a bitch selling booze out of her restaurant without a retail sales license. It's blasphemy!" Manes complained. Officials told the GCNews this is the first complaint about illegal sales they've had about Gina Roma, owner of the RoadKill Cafe. "The establishment has a long history of giving out free bottles of liquor or encouraging customers to drink up just as they are about to get out on the highway. While that concerns us we haven't been able to find any concrete evidence," said Liquor Control administrator Leslie Knobhead. In his complaint, Manes documented a case in which author Tomas del Cerro allegedly purchased a bottle of champagne from the RoadKill Cafe and Ms. Roma put the bottle into a paper bag and agreed to put the charge on del Cerro's tab. "That obnoxious bitch allows people to charge booze! She must keep a written record of who owes what. I don't understand why these government weasels don't get off their fat butts and bust that bitch," Manes lamented. April 2001 Restaurateur Lips Off Baldwin had stopped by the restaurant within hours of arriving at the airport after a long flight from Hong Kong and was minding his own business when Roma got into his face to say his being out of town was a welcomed vacation for everyone. But when Baldwin mentioned he had gone to Hong Kong, Roma asked about his law partner Christine 'The Bug' Williams and knowing Baldwin has the hots for the Bug remarked she and local detective Paul Williams were meant to be together. Asked if she would have said the same thing when her brother, Danny Romalotti, and the Bug were having marital problems Roma spewed "You're a piece of work" and stomped off. May 2001 New Restaurant Opening
Soon? Drop by Genoa City's RoadKill Cafe any morning and ask for roasted mole. Owner Gina
Roma will probably tell you she doesn't have any. July 2001 Restaurateur
Eager To Serve! Photographer Malcolm Winters was the friend anxious to put together a surprise simulated high school prom for his 'sugar' and latest main squeeze, attorney Alex Perez. While it would have taken mere mortals a good week to put together such an elaborate undertaking, Winters, with the help of Roma, were ready to get the show on the road right then. "How does the private dinning room at Colonnade sound. Is that intimate enough?" Roma asked when Winter's desire to use facilities at Roma's under construction RoadKill 2 could not be accommodated. "That would be perfect. When can we do it?" Winters asked obviously thinking it would take a few days to arrange. The Colonnade is usually booked weeks in advance but Roma stated, "It has to be tonight. Is that a problem?" It wasn't a problem for Winters. "Gotta do what you gotta do, he told Roma and without hesitation, Roma replied, "Then I’ll book the place." Incredibly, Colonnade management will be able to work in the last minute request. |
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