Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

A re-release of Katie and Danielle's much beloved chat about Lenten foods and fasting practices in Italy!

Don't forget you can support the podcast via Patreon now and get early access to special events, have the golose promote your business on regular episodes, or request a super-episode curated to your requests! 

Instead of one new episode this week, Katie and Danielle are releasing the video recordings of THREE of their live happy hours from January 2021! Link here to watch and enjoy conversations about wine, negroni, and amari, and hear your two favorite golose answer questions from the audience!

You can also support the podcast in a new way: check out Gola's new Patreon site and become a patron to get special access to events just like these! 

The first guest ever on Gola(!), Pamela Kerpius, comes to talk with Katie and Danielle about her not for profit humanitarian storytelling organization Migrants of the Mediterranean and the issues of food insecurity, identity, and itineracy in Italy today. 

Danielle, Katie, and Pamela will also be in conversation LIVE on Friday, February 5 at 12pm Pacific / 3pm Eastern -- join them to enjoy a glass of wine from the Italian south and to learn about the people who make it possible for you to drink that wine. Register here for this free event!

In this episode you'll also hear that Dario and Kim Cecchini of the famous Macelleria Cecchini in Panzano have generously offered to facilitate a "cena sospesa" for anyone who would like to donate a meal to a person in need through their restaurant. Just visit their website, purchase a gift certificate, and indicate in the notes that you would like it to be used as a cena sospesa as described in this episode--Dario and Kim will see to the rest!

In this week's episode Katie and Danielle take on the Full Italian Meal: from aperitivo to digestivo, antipasti and contorni, primi and secondi, it's all there! Listen as they explain the why and how of the order of Italian dishes, and then do your Gola homework and make your own complete Italian meal!

Katie suggests Mary Taylor Simeti's book on Sicilian cooking in this episode. And if you'd like to start and end your meal properly with Italian aperitivi and digestivi, check out these special collab packs from Anfora Wine Merchants! 

And don't forget there are still a few spots left to join your favorite golose for a LIVE HAPPY HOUR on Friday 1/29 at 7PM EST--register here!

In the first episode of 2021 Katie and Danielle finally tackle the dish that sends everyone into an authenticity spiral: Fettucine Alfredo! Learn where it came from, where it's at, and what happened along the way. 

And don't forget you can talk and toast to the Italian south with your two favorite golose every Friday night in January 2021 at 7pm EST! Register here for the FREE LIVE APERITIVO series! 

If you're a true golos* you know how important good digestion is, which is why you should pick up your 3-pack of Italian digestivi or your 6-pack of aperitivi AND digestivi from Anfora Wine Merchants and then listen to taste along with Katie and Danielle!

The 3-pack of digestivi contains:

Distilleria Alpe Amaro

Centonze Amaro Rizza

Distilleria Gualco Mirto

The 6-pack also includes:

Contratto Aperitivo

Antica Vermouth di Torino

Varnelli Punch Fantasia

If you're a true golos* you're always ready to eat, but you can't dive into a meal without a proper aperitivo to excite the appetite--pick up your 3-pack of Italian aperitivi or your 6-pack of aperitivi AND digestivi from Anfora Wine Merchants and then listen to taste along with Katie and Danielle! 

The 3-pack of aperitivi contains: 

Contratto Aperitivo

Antica Vermouth di Torino 

Varnelli Punch Fantasia 

The 6-pack also includes: 

Distilleria Alpe Amaro

Centonze Amaro Rizza

Distilleria Gualco Mirto

And if you need a refresher on Italian bitters check out KP's article for Punch here!

In this VERY SPECIAL episode Katie and Danielle taste through their favorite Italian sparklers selected with care and provided by Biondivino in San Francisco. Delve into the diverse landscape of Italy's lo-fi fizz scene! These 3 bottles offer a window into the killer kaleidoscope of laid-back, bottle-fermented bubbly styles that have emerged all over the Italian peninsula, harking back to the rustic sparklers of yesteryear and kicking mass-market plonk to the curb. Order yours here to sip alongside your golose hosts!

3 Pack includes:

Ca' dei Zago Colfondo Prosecco 2019

Castel del Piano Rosato Frizzante Lunalies 2018

Furlani Rosso Frizzante 2019

In this VERY SPECIAL episode Katie and Danielle taste through their favorite Lambruschi selected with care and provided by Biondivino in San Francisco. The last decade has seen a mind boggling revival of diverse, distinct and downright tasty Lambruschi emerging from Emilia Romagna - Lambrusco's spiritual heartland. This 3-pack is the perfect way to delve in for the first time, or wash some old Lambrusco sins away. Better dial in that pizza order. Order yours here to sip alongside your golose hosts!

3 Pack includes:

Vigneto Saetti Lambrusco Rosso Viola 2019

Fondo Bozzole Incantabiss Lambrusco 2019

Ca' de Noci Sottobosco 2019