GODFATHER PART III: CODA

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” – Michael Corleone

Overview

In the final chapter of Michael Corleone’s story, the aging Mafia kingpin attempts to legitimize his business empire and restore his family’s reputation, only to find that his past continues to haunt him.

Culinary Menu

Appetizer
Just When I Thought I Was Prawn
Chilled jumbo shrimp with blood orange, Calabrian chili oil, fennel, toasted garlic breadcrumbs.
Entree
The Higher I Go, the Crookeder It Becomes Bucatini
Spicy bucatini with braised pork sugo, roasted tomato, pecorino, charred garlic, and basil.
Dessert
Leave the Cannoli, Take the Coda
Matcha-pistachio cannoli with dark chocolate, citrus mascarpone, caramel.

The final chapter of Michael Corleone’s story is a tale of power, redemption, and the impossibility of ever truly escaping the past. The menu begins with Michael’s famous realization that every attempt to leave the life behind only pulls him back in, pairing sweet blood orange with Calabrian heat for a dish that mirrors that constant push and pull. The rich, spiraling bucatini follows Michael’s crooked path toward legitimacy, where every step higher brings another complication. Finally, the cannoli serves as a bittersweet coda, drawing on the Corleone family’s Sicilian heritage and the iconic food imagery of the saga. Like Michael’s story itself, this final course leaves us with a lingering taste of family, ambition, and consequences.

Menu Curated by Nicko Moulinos