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The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

Inside The MOBB Cookbook & Diet

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

Fox News

True Crime

4.8708 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to cooking, Frankie "Spice" Morelli knows a thing or two. With the creation of his restaurant and pasta company, people all across the country were able to get a taste of Frankie's delicious food. But after a white-collar crime led him to an East Coast detention center, Frankie didn't let that stop him from cooking up more culinary masterpieces. Frankie "Spice" Morelli shares the beauty of second chances and provides a glimpse of the many scrumptious recipes from his new cookbook, MOBB Cookbook & Diet. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I'm Emily Campaniel, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.

0:46.3

Thank you. True Crime Podcast. When it comes to cooking, Frankie Spice Morelli knows a thing or two.

0:51.6

After all, he was surrounded by fantastic cooks his whole life.

0:55.0

Frankie's grandmother, mother, and even his wife, instilled a love for Italian cuisine

1:01.0

and helped him hone his culinary craft. From 1980 to 1990,

1:06.0

Frankie and his family owned and operated Morelli's Restaurante Italiano in Florence, Colorado,

1:12.5

but with the creation of his pasta and sauce company, Nona Morelli pasta, people all across

1:17.7

the nation were able to get a taste of the delicious food spice had to share.

1:23.2

However, in 2015, Frankie's story took a turn.

1:27.4

A white-collar crime led him to an East Coast federal detention center.

1:31.3

Far from home, Frankie didn't let incarceration stop him from creating culinary masterpieces.

1:38.3

During his time in prison, Frankie met many mafioso and forged positive relationships with them thanks to his cooking.

1:45.4

But the most important thing Frankie discovered during this time was that food is the love

1:50.0

and the language that connects us all. Nobody's perfect. And by listening to one another and sharing

1:55.5

our stories, we can realize the beauty of second chances over a delicious dish of pasta.

2:02.4

Frankie Spice Morelli joins me now to share his story

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