May 13, 2023

Ep1: Giacomo, Italian Food and Cooking, Coming to America

36 minutes

In Episode 1 of Budding Taste, we will speak to Giacomo, who is from Italy, about growing up cooking and eating in an Italian Family. We will discuss how meals were structured in his family, ideas of food and nutrition, and how this has informed the way he eats today. Below are links to books and restaurants that he mentioned during our interview:

Books

Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China, Fuschia Dunlop

My Kitchen in Rome: Recipes and Notes on Italian Cooking, Rachel Roddy

Jay Rayner's Last Supper

Restaurants in NYC

Spicy Village, Chinatown, Manhattan

Boran, Caroll Gardens, Brooklyn

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