Alan And Arlene Alda Bonded Over A Fallen Rum Cake
"Flirting over food is really the best way to flirt," says actor Alan Alda, and he would know. He met his wife, Arlene, at a dinner party in college. A rum cake fell off the top of a refrigerator, and...
13 Feb 202326min
A French Chef And Cincinnati: A Love Story
When the French chef Jean-Robert de Cavel died in December, hundreds of chefs wore their white coats to his memorial service in downtown Cincinnati. It was a testament to how many people Jean-Robert h...
6 Feb 202328min
Mission: ImPASTAble 9 | New Shapes From Old Places
The number one question Dan has gotten since inventing cascatelli is: Are you going to invent another pasta shape? The answer is probably not — the sequel is never as good as the original. Instead, he...
23 Jan 202335min
Mission: ImPASTAble 8 | The Pursuit Of Viscoelasticity
When cascatelli first went viral, Dan heard from dozens of listeners who wanted to try it, but couldn’t because they were gluten-free. Well, challenge accepted: Dan sets out to make a version of casca...
15 Feb 202236min
The Hardest Beer Test In The World
Mandy Naglich is an award-winning home brewer who also writes and teaches about beer. Now she wants to become a Master Cicerone — basically the beer equivalent of a master sommelier. There are only 19...
3 Jan 202237min
Mission: ImPASTAble 7 (Update) | Turning The Ship
We’re back with the latest on Cascatelli, the new pasta shape that Dan invented. Now that the chaos around Cascatelli’s launch has died down, Dan has to make some big decisions about what to do next —...
8 Nov 202140min
Mission: ImPASTAble 6 (Update) | The Future of Cascatelli
The first run of cascatelli sold out almost immediately. In the weeks that followed, the pasta basically went viral. In this update, you’ll hear how Dan and his family reacted. Then, Dan weighs his op...
26 Apr 202131min
Mission: ImPASTAble 5 | A Shape Is Born
After months of revisions, Dan thinks he’s got his shape. But he’s been working on this for so long, he’s not sure he knows what’s good anymore. So he brings in an all-star panel of taste testers, inc...
18 Mar 202139min
