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Big Night Timpano — The Movie That Made a Pasta Drum Famous
Big Night, co-directed by and starring Stanley Tucci, centers on two Italian immigrant brothers running a restaurant, and its showpiece dish is the timpano.
The timpano is a dome of pasta dough filled with layers of pasta, sauce, meats, eggs and cheese, then baked and unmolded. The film made the dish famous with American audiences.
The food
- Timpano
- Risotto
Larry says: “A pasta dish shaped like a drum. Finally, something I can play and eat.”
An in-character joke, not a quote from the film, show or person.
Questions
- What is the timpano in Big Night?
- A baked dome of pasta dough filled with pasta, sauce, meats, eggs and cheese.
- Who made Big Night?
- Stanley Tucci co-directed the film with Campbell Scott and starred in it.