Al Pacino
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Al Pacino starred in the film that taught America how to cook Italian-American Sunday gravy — The Godfather.
- Regional connection
- East Harlem and the South Bronx, New York
- Food on screen
- Clemenza's sauce lesson in The Godfather (1972): fry garlic, throw in tomatoes and tomato paste, add sausage and meatballs, then a little wine and sugar. It is the most quoted cooking scene in film.
Why the food connection is credible
- The Godfather's kitchen scenes shaped how a generation pictured Italian-American home cooking
- The Godfather Part II opens its New York chapters around the family table