goes on an adventure to try and reunite with them.

There are also some snapshots of humans
that might intrigue the adult part of your
brain, such as a scene of people going through
immigration at Ellis Island.

Andy Gotlieb: Any kind of lo mein/“Good-
fellas” (1990). My favorite movie (that and
“Trading Places”) features a lot of food-heavy
scenes, whether the boys were at the Bamboo
Lounge, the Copa, Tommy DeVito’s moth-
er’s house, Henry Hill’s house, Paulie Cicero’s
backyard or a federal penitentiary, among
other locales.

It’s actually kind of surprising the mobsters
didn’t all die from heart attacks before getting
whacked, considering the amount of sausage,
pasta and other Italian delicacies they consumed.

I couldn’t really think of a Chinese
equivalent to what the gangsters were eating,
but lo mein basically is spaghetti, so there you
go. And lo mein is hard to screw up — even the
skeeviest Chinese takeout joint can make a
tasty version.

It’s also a fairly safe bet that “Goodfellas” will
run multiple times over the holiday season. l
Selah Maya Zighelboim recommends orange chicken while watching the
classic animated film “An American Tale.”
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