“The Godfather” Meatballs! Clemenza’s “Mattress” Recipe! Great Gift Pack! Dinner IN A Movie, Mob Style!

Here’s how I plan to celebrate this year’s Oscars – by making Clemenza’s meatball from “The Godfather” –

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The Godfather movie

Here’s To A Tasty Celebration Of “The GODFATHER”!

Time to bite into the greatest film ever made…and it’s also a great way to give a film buff a DINNER IN A MOVIE, MOB STYLE!

The Godfather Corleone Family Meatballs recipe

Behold Clemenza’s Meatballs!

Not only is “The Godfather” the greatest movie ever made, but it is chock full of food – family meals, wedding cakes, executions that take place in a diner that serves “the best veal”…food as part of life, and death. For example, Don Corleone’s daughter Connie makes a meal for her obnoxious husband, who announced that he’ll eat out later – you know, with his mistress…

The Godfather movie food recipes

Connie goes into a fit and flings the dinnerware around the house, causing her husband to beat her…what we find out later is that this was instigated for one reason: to lure Sonny out of his compound, and to one of the many iconic death scenes in…

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  1. The best movie ever made? I vote for ‘On the Waterfront’ or ‘West Side Story’ or ‘Apocolypse Now’or ‘Casablanca’. However, yes, to the meatballs! I’ve got my champagne chilling, waiting for 5 o’clock. Have fun.

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  2. I hope you enjoy your ‘Oscar celebration’ meatballs tonight, John.
    Best wishes, Pete.

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