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American Masters

Make the Perfect Meatballs and Tomatoes

Season 39 Episode 6 | 5m 31s

Writer Giuliano Hazan demonstrates his mother's meatballs and tomatoes. Marcella's meatballs were a classic in the household - a dish that Giuliano would bring to school in a thermos for lunch.

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