Former Mob Boss Reveals What Real Mobsters Actually Ate
About this episode
Michael Franzese shares the real food preferences of famous mobsters, contrasting them with Hollywood portrayals.
✅ Take Control of Your Money and claim $10 in US Stablecoin (USD₮)! Download now at http://wallet.rumble.com/InnerCircle and use the code InnerCircle10. 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ People ask me all the time: Michael, what did you guys actually eat? What was on the table? So today I’m giving you the real mob menu — not what Hollywood shows you, what these men actually loved. Al Capone’s favorite wasn’t a heavy tomato gravy — it was spaghetti with walnut sauce. Lucky Luciano, one of the most powerful Italians in history, preferred kosher pickles and corned beef from a Jewish deli. John Gotti? You’re not going to believe it — Cracker Barrel. I go through them all: Meyer Lansky’s cheese blintzes, Carlos Marcello’s Gulf seafood, Mickey Cohen’s French dip, Raymond Patriarca’s Sunday gravy, Joe Colombo’s table at Rao’s, the Genovese boss who kidnapped a chef because he couldn’t get a reservation, and Henry Hill — who told me himself his favorite was chicken soup. Then I’ll tell you what my father Sonny loved on Sundays, and my own go-to dish. I lived around these tables. Food was everything…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Franzese
Topics covered
- mob culture
- food
- personal stories
- Italian cuisine
- historical figures
- mobsters
Keywords
- mobsters
- food
- Al Capone
- John Gotti
- Italian cuisine
- Meyer Lansky
- historical mob figures
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Organizations: Rao’s, Cracker Barrel, Franzese Family, Franzese Wine
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