Sit Down with Michael Franzese

Former Mob Boss Reveals What Real Mobsters Actually Ate

July 8, 2026·36 min
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✅ 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 in that life. Hope I make you hungry. Salud. Former Mob Boss Reveals What Real Mobsters Actually Ate 🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ 🔥 Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb 📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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