The Italian Radio Hour9 Des 2025

The Quest to Save the World's Rarest Pasta and Ancient Food Traditions of Sardinia

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - Welcome to a special edition of The Italian Radio Hour, presented in collaboration with Istituto Mondo Italiano in celebration of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. This year, we invite you to travel with us beyond the well-trodden tourist paths and into the heart of ancient Italian food traditions—those flavors, stories, and techniques that many first-time visitors to Italy might never encounter, yet are among the most precious treasures of our culinary heritage.Today, we bring you to the extraordinary island of Sardinia, a land of rugged beauty, deep silence, age-old rituals, and a cuisine that is as tied to its landscapes as it is to its people.In the first half of the episode, we welcome Luca Floris, a young artisan and explorer who is dedicated to preserving one of the rarest pastas in the world: Su Filindeu — “the threads of God.” Only a handful of people on Earth know how to make it, and I was fortunate enough to spend three days learning this extraordinary craft with him. Luca’s journey intertwines tradition, adventure, Sardinian identity, and a deep personal philosophy beautifully expressed in his book Sa Sebaba Mea, dalla tradizione alle Mucadores.In the second half, we continue our exploration of Sardinia with Alessandra Guigone, author of the newly published Enogastronomic Encyclopedia of Sardinia, a monumental work that captures the island’s flavors, stories, rituals, landscapes, and cultural soul.So sit back, relax, and let us guide you into a world of ancient pasta, unforgettable landscapes, and Sardinia’s culinary wisdom.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(220)

From Farmers to Nobles: The Incredible Stories Hidden in Every Italian Family

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - Every family has stories.Some are passed down around the dinner table.Others disappear forever...unless someone decides to go looking for them.Today's guest has s...

30 Jun 47min

Joe Avati: Comedy, Calabria & the Family Stories That Made Him Famous 🇮🇹🎙️

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - Our guest has spent the last 30 years doing something remarkable: making Italians around the world laugh at themselves.Whether you're in Sydney, Toronto, London, ...

19 Jun 30min

Sagre, Santi e Cannoli - Discovering authentic Italy

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - Today we're traveling through Italy in a way that most tourists never do—not through famous landmarks or crowded attractions, but through the heart and soul of lo...

9 Jun 51min

Places of Origin: Wines of Southern Italy: Campania, Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia

What do Campania, Calabria, Basilicata, and Puglia have in common?Volcanoes. Ancient vines. Greek history. Rugged landscapes. And some of the most extraordinary wines in Italy — wines that, for far to...

28 Mai 52min

Bridging Italy and America: A Conversation with Consul General Nico Frandi

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - It is my great pleasure to welcome the Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia, Nico Frandi.Since beginning his mandate in the fall of 2025, Consul General Frandi...

14 Mai 49min

The Hidden Mysteries of Calabria: Templars, Megaliths & Lost Civilizations

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - Today we’re traveling to Calabria—not only the Calabria of beautiful landscapes and family roots, but a hidden Calabria.A Calabria of caves, megaliths, forgotten ...

7 Mai 1h 6min

(Re)Covering America, Two Italians, One Epic Roadtrip, From New York to the Pacific

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - We are going on a journey across America—but not the America you think you know.Our guests are two Italian journalists who have lived in New York for over 25 year...

2 Mai 58min

The Italian Way: Where Culture Becomes Innovation with Luca Cottini

This week on The Italian Radio Hour - Italy is not just as a place of beauty, but as a way of thinking.Today’s guest invites us to rethink something we often take for granted: the true power of Italy ...

23 Apr 1h 1min