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Welcome to The Big Pasta Podcast, or Tessa and Nora try to have their Lady and the Tramp moment, over zoom and across boroughs. This is a podcast about two friends trying to connect with life through one of their deepest loves, pasta. It’s about digging into our passions, talking to our buddies about food and what’s feeding us, and what we’re hungry for. Come eat with us! Music by Ian McNally // Art by Jane Zisman // IG: @bigpastapodcast
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Grandmas are Chefs
Welcome back, Nora and Tessa. Where the hell have you been? In this episode, we tell you alllll about it. We celebrate Enoteca Maria, and we interview our beloved grandmas. All hail Strega Nonna! Bon Appetit!
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Episode 30: Choose Bubbles
ACTUALLY ITS EPISODE 30! Can you even believe it? Pop the champagne…and we do, with our amazing guest Alison Haas, who in our mind is in charge of wine for the whole world. In our first non-recipe ep, we explore luxury. Also discussed: pairings! Learning! Mac and cheese! Bon appétit!
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Episode 29: Achoo Achoo
Nora and Tessa were joined by an old friend today! Namely the one and only Nia Ashley, filmmaker and writer extraordinaire. And we made RISOTTO!!!! A leap, but a delicious one. Also discussed: Mean Girls! Lorde! Travel! Bon appétit!
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Episode 28: Big Night, Big Pasta
This one’s for the man with the biggest pasta energy…our love, our guiding light, our chef…Stanley Tucci. No, he’s not a guest (yet). This is a classic Nora and Tessa gab fest, with topics including Big Night, Lentils, and as usual, following passions. Also discussed! Stanley Tucci! Waldorf Salad! Our upcoming film! Bon Appétit!
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Episode 27: Metaphorical Dad
There were a lot of possible titles for this ep, where Nora and Tessa (now on matching sweaters) are joined by the talented, generous filmmaker and foodie, Kevin Yu. On the table: Zha Jiang Mian (Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles), connections between food, art, family and diasporic memory, and the beginnings of a larger conversation about Tampopo (watch it!). Also discussed: daylight savings! Perfume campaigns! Cleavers! Bon Appétit! Kevin’s website: www.kevinxianmingyu.com
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Episode 26: The Ropiest Pasta for Freaks
In this jam-packed episode, Nora and Tessa are joined in their chairs by Nora’s friend Julian Plovnick, a brilliant foodie, to discuss walnut pasta, Top Chef, and the culinary industry as a whole! Also discussed: lies! Dreams! And the topic of the moment…newsletters! Bon Appétit!
Customer Reviews
feels like being in the kitchen with your favorite people
i love big pasta podcast. their episodes are creative and soulful and always leave me wanting more! nourishing for heart & soul.
feels like a big hug
these hosts have warmth that radiates off of them!! if I were Stanley Tucci I would be a guest on their show for sure
Highly recommend!
Charming and relaxing listening. Makes me hungry! 😃