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The Pungent Ingredient Frank Sinatra Couldn't Stomach - And How He Got Around It By Joe Hoeffner Nov. 11, 2025 12:00 pm EST

Believe it or not, there was a time in Frank Sinatra's career when he was seen as, essentially, a teeny-bopper: A heartthrob who had a fervent fan base of teenage girls without really getting much in the way of critical respect. To wit: In 1945, he starred in a movie with Gene Kelly called "Anchors Aweigh," and their whole dynamic positioned Kelly as the "cool one." (We mean no disrespect to Mr. Kelly, who had a terrific recipe for a mashed potato sandwich .) Eventually, of course, Sinatra became the "Chairman of the Board," a man of such authority and gravitas that he probably didn't even need his reputed ties to the Mafia to get what he w

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