Chef Umberto has known Giovanni since he was a young man, cultivated this relationship like roots and a friendly fungus. Cut out the middleman. Chef Umberto will pay Giovanni handsomely—maybe a few thousand euros—and then he will sneak right past the dealers and take it to an international auction house. And—a good guess—sell it for more than half a million. Business is business. And Chef Umberto is a boar about his business. Chef Umberto is already famous. He is about to become infamous.
