The Cinema Chefs

The Godfather - "Sunday Gravy"

Episode Summary

Jenn and Clara discuss Sunday Gravy and Italian American food in The Godfather.

Episode Notes

 

Jenn and Clara discuss the best ways to make Sunday gravy, various types of tomatoes, their favorite herbs for tomato sauce, and other Italian ingredients in The Godfather. 

Chapters

0:16 Sunday gravy in The Godfather

0:25 Content warning

1:18 What is the one-sentence summary of the movie?

1:30 Cast/crew

1:58 The Coppola film dynasty

3:17 "The Offer" 

4:12 Masculine movies

5:01 Immigrant stories

5:30 Movie quotes

6:18 Clemenza's sauce (Sunday gravy)

7:48 Filipino spaghetti

8:30 What makes a great tomato

10:28 DOP/AOC

11:32 Clara's ultimate tomato sauce

14:09 Vegetarian/vegan bolognese tips

15:25 Symbolism of oranges

16:32 where is Clemenza's sauce in the movie?

18:53 Ingredient breakdown

20:34 All about garlic

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26:30 Tomatoes!

30:45 Freezing ingredients

31:42 Proteins

33:22 East Coast v. West Coast produce

35:01 What did Jenn and Clara prepare to eat?

37:07 Culinary terms, techniques and ingredients

42:01 Call to action: where is the best place for red sauce?

43:35 That's a wrap!

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