The Meta of Food - All About Food Besides Eating It!
Join us in our journey through this fascinating subject as we touch on the concept of authenticity and on how culture influences our appreci...
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Thoughts on the Table
An audioblog on Italian food and culture. Hi! I'm Paolo Rigiroli, the author of Quatro Fromaggio and Other Disgraces on the Menu. Join me and my notable guests to talk about Italy and the It...
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20 of 100 episodesTaste and Flavor Flashbacks with Jason and Paolo
Today’s issue contains extracts from the first six episodes where Jason and I discuss flavor and taste, as well as cultural differences betw...
Introducing Jasmina and Stefano from Bread and Spirits
Bread and Spirits is an Instagram feed that unites Italian cuisine and cocktails enthusiasts around the world. Born out of the March 2020 lo...
Cookbooks and the People They Were Written for, with Diana Pinto
Is a cookbook on a cuisine a mirror of what takes place in its people’s kitchens? Or does it reflect more the desires and needs of its inten...
What Makes a Dish Italian? With Eva from Electric Blue Food
Join us in this episode to hear more about the true cuisine of Italy by going over some unexpected Italian dishes, such as Mostarda, Bagna C...
Introducing Chicca Maione from Chicca's Cooking Club
My guest today is Chicca Maione, an extraordinary cooking instructor for both in-person and online classes on Italian cuisine. Based in Cast...
Podcast Recording, Editing, and Production with Sound Designer Geoff Devine
Geoff (We Regret To Inform You, Alone Together, Dietetics After Dark) answers my questions on podcast sound design and gives me a glimpse in...
Introducing Becca and Sarah from Dietetics After Dark Podcast
This episode's guests are podcasters Becca and Sarah from Dietetics After Dark, a highly trending podcast on food-related scandals, miscondu...
The Quest for Authentic & Original Recipes, with Diana Pinto
Thoughts on the Table is back with a new guest, Diana Pinto, and a very special episode. As she describes it, Diana became interested in not...
Introducing Podcaster Wendy Holloway from Flavor of Italy
During the episode, we discuss becoming absorbed into a new culture by learning people’s language and their values. We also talk about the i...
Italian Words Gone Wrong – Mistakes on the Menu
A reading on the six types of mistakes that are commonly found on the menus of Italian restaurants outside of Italy. A pretentious reminder...
Introducing Kristie Prada from Mammaprada
Join us in our chat to hear Kristie's unique perspective on how much love and respect Italians have for their food, how much they honor even...
Chinotto - The Other Way of Drinking Dark
In this unusual episode, I try to break down Chinotto. From my memory of sipping it for the first time, to its presence while I was growing...
Introducing Eva from Electric Blue Food
During the podcast, we talk about Eva's upbringing and the places she's lived, then we focus on Scandinavia and what's like in winter for a...
Christmas Traditions from Growing up in Sicily, Canada, and Milan
Join us to hear us compare our different childhood traditions between a farm in Saskatchewan (Canada), an apartment in Palermo (Sicily), and...
Introducing Local Aromas' Advent Calendar and More
Join us to hear more about the 9 food ambassadors that contributed the recipes and to hear us dig into some of them, such as tortellini, min...
Introducing Christine from Italian Dish Podcast
During our chat, Christine and I compare our experiences fitting in into the culture of our adoptive homes and how we found it important to...
Introducing Cooking with Mamma Marzia Cookbook
During the episode, Marzia describes how much this cookbook means to her and presents a selection of its recipes: casatiello napoletano, pol...
Dissecting Ragu` alla Bolognese with Tina Prestia
Join us to hear Tina Prestia break down Ragu` alla Bolognese after she analyzed 50+ recipes and directly tested several of them. What ingred...
Questions Italians in North America Can't Help But Wonder About
In this episode, we dissect some of the most pressing questions Italians living in North America ask themselves, including: Why does fresh m...