731: The Shape of Pasta

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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We are all in on pasta this week! Francis joins Evan Kleiman, host of Good Food on KCRW, and Dan Pashman of The Sporkful to debate the merits of different pasta shapes in front of a live audience. Then, we talk to Dan about his years-long quest to create his very own pasta shape, cascatelli. And then a true pasta obsessive, Chef Douglass Williams of MIDA in Boston, is in-house to help Francis take your pasta questions.

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0:00.0	In the Premier League, everyone pushes their hardest to win. And now it's your turn. With their
0:04.4	EPL fantasy challenge, Coca-Cola are giving you a chance to win big by beating the best. All you
0:09.6	have to do is build a team based on rules set by an icon. And to help you on your way, I've got a
0:14.6	tip to help you build your team. Make sure you keep an eye on fixtures. Who are the players
0:19.0	up against next? Sometimes it's not about form.
0:21.7	Like there are some players that, for whatever reason, always play well against certain teams.
0:27.0	So do your research. To get involved in the EPL Fantasy Challenge, all you've got to do is grab a
0:31.9	Coke and scan the code on the pack. Just by playing, you get a chance to win Coke swag or
0:36.6	vouchers. But if you beat the icon
0:38.9	who set the rules, you could win vintage Coca-Cola jerseys, Premier League tickets, and more. So go
0:45.0	ahead and get involved. Grab a Coke, drink it in.
0:51.7	Hey, it's Francis. You know, if you follow me on social media, I'm sorry if you do, it's useless, you will probably hear, sooner or later, about how much I hate Bukitini. I will not be taking questions on this matter at this time. Please refer to this episode from last year.
1:15.6	I'm Francis Lamb, and this is The Splendid Table from APM. Hey, you know people are always coming up to you and telling you how you need to build your personal brand?
1:32.7	But now that doesn't happen to you? Like you hang out with regular human beings who are actually fun at parties?
1:37.5	Anyway, I am here today to build my personal brand. Francis Lamb, Bucatini hater number one.
1:45.9	That's right.
1:47.0	I mean, look, I love pasta.
1:48.9	I love it, love it.
1:50.2	Every pasta shape is righteous and beautiful and deserves its place on this good earth,
1:54.8	except for Bucatini, which is a sick joke played on people who need to eat food.
1:59.1	I mean, look, it's like this long, thick spaghetti with a hole running through it. It's like trying to twirl a garden hose on your fork, and everyone loves to talk about, oh, but all the sauce gets in the middle, all the sauce gets in the hole. What good does that do you if you can't actually eat it? Because look, you can't twirl it. You can't slurp it. It's like a straw. You suck on a
2:19.1	straw and what happens. Nothing happens. The straw doesn't go anywhere. That's the point of a straw.
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