She puts Mario in his place. This is so cute, the face Mario gives when she said she liked them well-cooked. I think she deserves the credit on the menu.
The disappointment. The guilt trips. Those classic, subtle knife-to-the-heart remarks. The father is TERRIFIED of her. This amazing woman and my mother are like twins. Only difference was that he wasn't threatened with a shoe to the back of the head.
The ending with the father's the best. "These are your meatballs." "Yeah I know. He keeps trying to say they're not. The nerve." "These are definitely your meatballs."
Sal Camposano uhhh no dude, it is a classic French technique, like he said. Binders like bread are necessary for making a smooth and tender end result.