Big Pasta Podcast
Welcome to The Big Pasta Podcast, or Tessa and Nora try to have their Lady and the Tramp moment, over zoom and across boroughs. This is a podcast about two friends trying to connect with life through one of their deepest loves, pasta. It’s about digging into our passions, talking to our buddies about food and what’s feeding us, and what we’re hungry for. Come eat with us! Music by Ian McNally // Art by Jane Zisman // IG: @bigpastapodcast
Podcasting since 2021 • 31 episodes
Big Pasta Podcast
Latest Episodes
Grandmas are Chefs
Welcome back, Nora and Tessa. Where the hell have you been? In this episode, we tell you alllll about it. We celebrate Enoteca Maria, and we interview our beloved grandmas. All hail Strega Nonna! Bon Appetit!
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:18:02
Episode 30: Choose Bubbles
ACTUALLY ITS EPISODE 30! Can you even believe it? Pop the champagne…and we do, with our amazing guest Alison Haas, who in our mind is in charge of wine for the whole world. In our first non-recipe ep, we explore luxury. Also discussed: pairings...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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49:21
Episode 29: Achoo Achoo
Nora and Tessa were joined by an old friend today! Namely the one and only Nia Ashley, filmmaker and writer extraordinaire. And we made RISOTTO!!!! A leap, but a delicious one. Also discussed: Mean Girls! Lorde! Travel! Bon appétit!
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:02:14
Episode 28: Big Night, Big Pasta
This one’s for the man with the biggest pasta energy…our love, our guiding light, our chef…Stanley Tucci. No, he’s not a guest (yet). This is a classic Nora and Tessa gab fest, with topics including Big Night, Lentils, and as usual, following p...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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49:21
Episode 27: Metaphorical Dad
There were a lot of possible titles for this ep, where Nora and Tessa (now on matching sweaters) are joined by the talented, generous filmmaker and foodie, Kevin Yu. On the table: Zha Jiang Mian (Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles), connections betwee...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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58:33