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  BIG NIGHT (1996) paired with Primo's Special Recipe Risotto What if one meal could change everything? I think we've all wished that before: a first date, a break-up, meeting the parents, impressing the boss, cheering yourself up after the worst day; perhaps that one special dish could make everything different. Welcome to Big Night. Primo and Secondo, two Italian brothers in 1950's New Jersey own and operate Paradise, a traditional Italian restaurant that's being out-performed by a neighboring restaurant. When the opportunity comes to host legend Louis Prima for the night, the siblings pull out all the stops, preparing the most extravagant feast and inviting everyone they know. Tensions and sauces boil, and the brothers find themselves risking it all to make their paradise a reality.  Before starting this culinary adventure, I hadn't heard of the film Big Night (1996) . Mostly an indie darling when I was still a kid, it reached a critical success if not a commerci...

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