Pasta Grannies

On the penultimate episode of Season 1 of the Pasta Grannies podcast, we have the lovely Rosie Mackean (aka RosieMackeanPastaQueen on Instagram!) as our guest. She is a trained chef, food stylist, home economist and recipe developer. After spending two years working in professional kitchens in London, UK, Rosie left that behind to turn her lifelong obsession for cookery books and TV shows into a career as a food stylist and home economist/ She has just released her very own debut book, 'Good Time Cooking'. In this episode, Rosie tells Vicky all about the massive lasagne she had at her wedding, a pasta fan's preferred option to the traditional wedding cake! Rosie also confesses to pretending to be on her own cookery TV show when she was younger, narrating her own recipes out loud. Watch the video of Leondina making her meat filled cappelletti with a cream and speck sauce: https://youtu.be/_oSQzuqUMrA?si=B21nc4f_6BEUc8H4Happy Holidays everyone! We will be back with our last episode of Season 1 of the Pasta Grannies Podcast on Christmas Day - a holiday special recorded in Florence in Italy. Follow us on Instagram @pastagrannies and for the exclusive video version of the podcast, head to our website pastagrannies.com where you can join the Pasta Grannies Club and buy the exclusive Pasta Grannies t-shirt design. Produced by Megan Macqueen. Edited by Dave Depares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Alberti Twins aka Double Trouble, John and Tony, are TV chefs, ex-dating show reality TV contestants, food content creators and have just released their second cookbook ‘Irresistibly Italian: Cooking Through the Seasons’. They grew up in Manchester in the North of England, but they have stayed close to their Italian roots through food! John and Tony have chosen to make Neda and Renata’s lunghetti pasta with a mushroom and sausage sauce as a nod to their Tuscan heritage. Whilst they cook, the twins try convince Vicky to like espresso coffee and explain what it was like being on the hit British reality TV dating show 'Love Island' as the 'Italian Stallions'. Watch the video of Neda and Renata making their Tuscan lunghetti pasta with mushroom and sausage: https://youtu.be/Cnn_-vEcuvQ?si=nNZBsYLnfRqXSFfjFollow us on Instagram @pastagrannies and for the exclusive video version of the podcast, head to our website pastagrannies.com Produced by Megan Macqueen. Edited by Dave Depares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anissa Helou is a chef and food writer with so many highly renowned cookbooks under her belt, it's hard to keep count! She was born in Beirut to a Syrian father and a Lebanese mother. At 21-years-old, she moved to London and became an expert in antiques, working for Sotheby's and spending decades adding to her own weird and wonderful personal collection. She eventually sold it ALL and moved into a minimalist loft apartment to use as her test kitchen. She now spends much of her time in Sicily, enjoying the Italian cuisine, running food-based tours and working on her next cookbook.In this episode, Vicky and Anissa compare notes on the effect of going school run by scary nuns, not wanting to be domesticated for any man, and meeting Julia Child (the late American chef and TV personality who is famous from bringing French cuisine to the US masses.)Watch the video of Maria & Rosaria making their delicious ciceri e tria or chickpeas and pasta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbg137tXHEAnd don't forget to follow us on Instagram @pastagrannies and for exclusive content head to our website pastagrannies.comProduced by Megan Macqueen. Edited by Dave Depares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Lippett is a chef, food writer, recipe developer and content creator. In case he wasn't busy enough, he also has his own hot honey called Dr Sting's Hot Honey and a Viennese-style beer called Weiner Dog. His Instagram account, @dinnerbyben, is full to the brim of delicious looking recipes using seasonal produce, and his Substack, 'How I Cook', has recipes, chef tips and even music playlists to cook to! Ben has chosen to recreate Vanda’s cappellacci di zucca, or pumpkin ravioli, perfect for autumn season. Ben and Vicky decide to put a creative, albeit untraditional, twist on Vanda's recipe, and try it with Ben's hot honey on top... Listen to find out if it works well or not! Happy Thanksgiving from the Pasta Grannies team!Watch the video of Vanda from Emilia-Romagna make her pumpkin ravioli, Cappellacci di Zucca, with a sage and butter sauce: https://youtu.be/gXpAasKXcpY?si=ROxLkDZraAXv8RhAnd don't forget to follow us on Instagram @pastagrannies and for exclusive content head to our website pastagrannies.comProduced by Megan Macqueen. Edited by Dave Depares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.