Podcast Episode 15: Easter in Italy
In this episode I talk about the food and traditions associated with Pasqua, or Easter, one of the most important festivals in the Italian calendar from a cultural and culinary point of view....
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This episode is everything cannoli: the history and my experiences of Sicily’s most famous pastry which has become a film and TV star. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music |...
View ArticleEpisode 17: Pesto
In this episode I talk about the origins and my experiences of pesto Genovese, probably the most famous Italian pasta sauce in the world. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music |...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 18: Italian American food and culture: interview with Chef...
In this episode I talk about the differences between Italian American food and culture and Italian Italian with my great friend Chef Amy Riolo. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 19: Pasta!
In this episode I talk about pasta, Italy’s most famous and sometimes cliched food, what it means to me and to Italians today. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify |...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 20: Italian food ‘rules’
In this episode I talk about the so-called Italian food ‘rules’, my experiences and where they come from. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Stitcher | Podcast...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 21: Sfogliatella
In this episode I talk about Sfogliatella, the Neapolitan pastry, which is really two pastries, you have to try before you die. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify |...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 22: Gelato
In this episode I talk about how flavoured snow turned into one of Italy’s most iconic and exported foods: gelato! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Stitcher |...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 23: Q&A: Italian menus
In this episode, a first in a series of Q&A sessions, I answer your questions about Italian menus and how Italians eat at home. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify...
View ArticleMasto (Testaccio, Rome): review
The location A couple of thousand years ago, the ancient Romans built a rubbish dump on a bend in the river Tiber, a couple of kilometres south of central Rome. This was the site of Emporium, the port...
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