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Italian Brothers And Primo In The 1950s
During the 1950s, two immigrant Italian brothers, Primo and Secondo are trying to face the difficulties of running a restaurant. Primo is a master chef who serves culinary delights every night. The only problem is that frequently there is no one to serve food to. The two brothers are lucky if anyone even shows up to eat, since the diners all expect standard Italian-American food and not gourmet fare. When someone does decide to dine at their restaurant, Paradise, Secondo is forced to cope with his brother's artistic temperament. When one woman orders risotto and is dismayed that it doesn't come with spaghetti, she orders it on the side; Secondo goes into the kitchen to ask Primo to prepare a side of spaghetti. Instead of preparing it Primo

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