2. Pasta & Sauce - The Godfather/The Godfather Part II
So this one is a dish of two halves - like most people, when pushed to decide between the first two movies in the Godfather trilogy I struggle to decide. But here it's more about the way the scenes compliment each other. In part 1, old man Clemenza shows Michael how to cook for a group of 20 guys. Oil, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, sausage, meatballs and red wine are combined with sugar in a pot to create Clemenza's traditional Italian sauce. But we have to wait until part 2 to see the result; and while it doesn't come from the skilled culinary hands of Clemenza, it is the younger version who gets to eat it, while sat opposite Michael's father. He plunges his fork into a huge bowl of spaghetti that is bound by a thick, rich tomato sauce. The meat - most likely a mixture of pork and beef - has been braised and then fried, exuding juices that have darkened the redness of the tomatoes and then turned the pasta a deep orange. Using a spoon to manoeuvre it, he twists his forkful it into a perfect coil of carby, meaty, tomato-soaked greatness!