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Hi, this is Pia Barancini and welcome to everything is the best, the podcast where I get vulnerable

and make others do it with me.

The goal here is to deep dive into interesting people's journeys, finding common denominators,

and hopefully making you feel not so alone. So let's laugh, let's cry, and let's get inspired to live our best lives.

Evan Funke is a legend. He is a man fixated on perfection. A two-time James Beard

nominated chef with arguably one of the best Italian restaurants in the US, Felix Tritoria.

With over two decades of culinary experience, including working for Wolfgang Pup, and a quick

stint as a teacher, Evan took a job he despised working under a chef from Bologna who refused to teach him about his Italian cooking.

So he quit, bought a plane ticket and moved to the Italian city for three months

learning from the iconic Maestro, how to make pasta.

And so began the obsession, the shapes, the culture, the history, it became his life's work.

We talk about what it was like to open his dream restaurant, and how hard it was to close it, after

realizing his partner was a con man, had a rise from the darkness and get back up again.

I am beyond honor to have Evan on the podcast. This is a story of resilience,

dedication, and faith. Don't forget to stay tuned to the end of the podcast where

Dauveday and I will answer your relationship questions.

I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to do this.

My pleasure. I know that you're literally the most busy person in the world. I'd like to be

busier. Yeah we can get right into that. Have you always been like a type-a psychobab?

I think that as a compliment.

It is because it's like the common denominator amongst the most successful people in the world.

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