The “Goodfellas” and “Taxi Driver” legend showed he has refined tastes when he invested, with two others, in acclaimed chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, mastermind of Nobu.

The four together launched Nobu Fifty Seven in 2005. Now they have the Nobu Restaurants chain of more than 30 locations worldwide. When a fifth investor purchased a share in 2015, Reuters reported that the valuation of the restaurant and hotel chain was a half-billion dollars. Though there are less kind things mentioned about the hotels than the sushi restaurants.