<p>This week we're featuring an episode from The Sporkful's series on the creation of "Anything's Pastable," Dan Pashman's new pasta cookbook.</p><p>Dan talks with Roman about how this massive project came to be and all the design decisions required to put together a cookbook.</p><p>And then, in part two of “Anything’s Pastable,” Dan embarks on an epic trip across Italy in search of lesser-known pasta dishes — and to learn about the evolution of pasta more broadly. He starts in Rome, where food writer <a href="https://katieparla.com/" target="_blank">Katie Parla</a> reveals a shocking truth about pasta. Then an <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Discovery-of-Pasta/Luca-Cesari/9781639363162" target="_blank">Italian food historian</a> challenges Dan’s thinking about carbonara. Finally, he heads south to meet a chef who was there when a regional specialty called spaghetti all’assassina (“assassin’s spaghetti”) was invented. All of this leads Dan to wonder: What does evolution look like in a food culture that’s so often depicted in sepia tones? And what’s his place in that process?</p><p><a href="https://www.sporkful.com/anythings-pastable/" target="_blank">Preorder Dan’s cookbook today</a> (including signed copies), and see if he’s visiting a city near you on his <a href="https://www.sporkful.com/tour/" target="_blank">tour of book signings and live podcast tapings</a> with special guests! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesporkful" target="_blank">Follow Dan on Instagram</a> to see photos and videos from the Anything’s Pastable journey.</p><p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42160&post_type=episode" target="_blank">Anything's Pastable: Eat Sauté Love</a></p>
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