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Dinner with the Godfather!

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In this edition, Claire Dixsaut co-author of the new cook book 'Dinner with the Mob' is our guest. Everyone has fancied sharing a pizza with the Godfather, or maybe a muffin with one of the Goodfellas or perhaps drinking a martini with the Mafia? She will tell you everything! Then, the final collaboration between Rodger and Hammerstein 'The Sound of Music' is back with a new version on stage, in Paris.

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