Thoughts on the Table

By Paolo Rigiroli

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Hi! I'm Paolo, the author of Quatro Fromaggio and Other Disgraces on the Menu. This is Thoughts on the Table, an audioblog on food and food culture, with a special eye on the difference between the so-called Italian Food and the real food of continental Italy.

Episode Date
The Meta of Food - All About Food Besides Eating It!
May 19, 2022
Taste and Flavor Flashbacks with Jason and Paolo
Apr 20, 2022
Introducing Jasmina and Stefano from Bread and Spirits
Mar 23, 2022
Cookbooks and the People They Were Written for, with Diana Pinto
Feb 17, 2022
What Makes a Dish Italian? With Eva from Electric Blue Food
Jan 16, 2022
Introducing Chicca Maione from Chicca's Cooking Club
Sep 15, 2021
Podcast Recording, Editing, and Production with Sound Designer Geoff Devine
Jun 03, 2021
Introducing Becca and Sarah from Dietetics After Dark Podcast
May 13, 2021
The Quest for Authentic & Original Recipes, with Diana Pinto
May 06, 2021
Introducing Podcaster Wendy Holloway from Flavor of Italy
Feb 16, 2021
Italian Words Gone Wrong – Mistakes on the Menu
Feb 04, 2021
Introducing Kristie Prada from Mammaprada
Jan 27, 2021
Chinotto - The Other Way of Drinking Dark
Jan 06, 2021
Introducing Eva from Electric Blue Food
Dec 30, 2020
Christmas Traditions from Growing up in Sicily, Canada, and Milan
Dec 23, 2020
Introducing Local Aromas' Advent Calendar and More
Dec 16, 2020
Introducing Christine from Italian Dish Podcast
Dec 09, 2020
Introducing Cooking with Mamma Marzia Cookbook
Dec 02, 2020
Dissecting Ragu` alla Bolognese with Tina Prestia
Nov 25, 2020
Questions Italians in North America Can't Help But Wonder About
Nov 18, 2020
Dining Out and Traveling During a Pandemic
Nov 11, 2020
Introducing Valeria and Benedetta from Local Aromas
Sep 18, 2020
A Chat with Award-winning Author Andrew Cotto
Sep 29, 2019
Celebrating Memorie di Angelina’s Ten-Year Anniversary, with Frank Fariello
Jul 07, 2019
Introducing Tina Prestia from Tina's Table
Jul 02, 2019
Geographical Indication and its impact on the Italians, with Melinda King
May 23, 2019
Commercial vs. Domestic Kitchens and Italian Food Questionnaire, with Simon Pagotto
Mar 16, 2019
Introducing Francesca Montillo's New Paperback - The 5-ingredient Italian Cookbook
Feb 10, 2019
Introducing Kelly Leonardini from Italian at Heart
Feb 07, 2019
Introducing Cooking Instructor Marzia Molatore from Bella Cibo
Jan 25, 2019
Define Culture Shock - Diana Zahuranec's Take on Relocating and Moving Back
Jan 01, 2019
Introducing Food Blogger Pina Bresciani
Dec 28, 2018
The Forward and Reverse Culture Shock of Relocating and Going Back, with Nick Zingale
Nov 06, 2018
The Premise of Italian Cuisine, with Melinda King
May 16, 2018
Introducing Giuseppe D'Angelo from Pizza Dixit, the blog on Neapolitan Pizza in the world
Apr 04, 2018
Introducing Foodiamo - the Italian Guide to Italian Food, with Raffaele Asquer and Roberto Croci
Feb 10, 2018
Introducing Crazy Italians and their Video Series on Italian Food
Jan 26, 2018
Italian and Italian-American Christmas Traditions
Dec 22, 2017
Introducing Enzo De Chiara from The Italian Guest
Dec 13, 2017
Rediscovering Artisan Craftsmanship and Ancient Grains, with Alida Zamparini
Oct 28, 2017
The Basic Rules of Italian Food with David Scott Allen
Oct 20, 2017
Introducing Australian Restaurateur Simon Pagotto
Jul 19, 2017
A Morning in San Giovanni in Galdo, with Nick Zingale
Jul 03, 2017
Nick Zingale and his Emotional Trip to Molise
Jun 17, 2017
Italians of the World - Introducing Linda from Signorina Spaghetti
May 25, 2017
Discovering Cinque Terre, Lake Orta, and Como with Nick Zingale
Mar 29, 2017
True or False? Fifteen Stereotypes on Italy, with Nick Zingale
Feb 19, 2017
The Boom of Italian Food in the US, with Food Writer Mark Preston
Jan 29, 2017
Italian and American Culture with Nick Zingale
Jan 17, 2017
Introducing Cooking Instructor Francesca Montillo
Dec 03, 2016
Balance in Food - 50th Episode Special with Jason
Sep 22, 2016
Introducing Food Blogger and Recipe Developer Giulia Robert from Alterkitchen
Aug 30, 2016
Introducing Ale Gambini and her Cookbook: A Queen in the Kitchen
Aug 02, 2016
Introducing Food Writer and Cooking Instructor Giulia Scarpaleggia from Jul’s Kitchen
Jun 23, 2016
Italians of the World - Introducing Alida from My Little Italian Kitchen
Jun 10, 2016
Introducing My Italian Friends - Home Restaurants, with Silvia Arduino
Apr 29, 2016
A Culinary Tour of Abruzzo with Domenica Marchetti
Apr 08, 2016
Introducing David Scott Allen from Cocoa and Lavender
Feb 18, 2016
A Chat with Domenica Marchetti, Cookbook Author and Food Writer
Feb 03, 2016
Il Mercato - The Tradition of the Italian Street Market
Jan 08, 2016
Introducing Francesca Mastrovito from Foodemocracy
Dec 28, 2015
A Christmas Episode with Gino De Blasio - Panettone, Pandoro, and Cotechino!
Dec 23, 2015
Decoding Italy and the Italians with Rick Zullo - from Superstition to the Bidet!
Sep 08, 2015
The Italian Wine Culture, with Diana Zahuranec
Aug 24, 2015
Truffle Hunting in Abruzzo with Hannah Solomon from SZ Tartufi
Aug 03, 2015
Introducing Valentina Lombardi from Experience Italy Travels
Apr 29, 2015
The Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle, with Diana Zahuranec
Jan 07, 2015
A Food Photography Primer with Raffaella De Amicis
Dec 16, 2014
Jason's Special on San Francisco and Technology in Food
Dec 09, 2014
Introducing Valerie Quintanilla, an American in Piedmont
Nov 03, 2014
Italians of the World - Meet Marta from Amore Mio Tours
Oct 16, 2014
Introducing Diana Zahuranec, Journalist and Italy Enthusiast
Oct 10, 2014
Introducing Food Professional Benedetta Oggero (Miss Bee)
Aug 21, 2014
Introducing Paola (a.k.a. PolaM) from An Italian Cooking in the Midwest
Aug 15, 2014
Introducing Elisa Cerruti and her Two Blogs: 'Milk Honey and Rum' and 'Latte Rhum e Miele'
Jul 28, 2014
Introducing Food Writer Simona Carini from Briciole
Jun 30, 2014
Introducing Lucia Hannau, the Organizer of Turin Epicurean Capital
Jun 20, 2014
Introducing Christina's Cucina
May 06, 2014
Grandma's Wartime Memories: Food in Northern Italy
May 01, 2014
Introducing Fiona from Nuts About Food
Apr 01, 2014
Introducing Frank Fariello from Memorie di Angelina
Mar 06, 2014
Meet Andrea Bini, an Italian Restaurateur in Canada
Feb 12, 2014
The Tough Life of Food Bloggers
Jan 28, 2014
Manu on the Food of Australia
Jan 14, 2014
Introducing *Manu's Christmas Menus*
Dec 17, 2013
Known and Less Known Italian Foods
Dec 10, 2013
Cooking Italian in North America
Dec 03, 2013
Meet Jessica Burgio
Nov 26, 2013
Slow Food/Fast Food
Nov 12, 2013
Pesto, Antipasto, and Meatballs
Oct 29, 2013
Parmigiana and Balsamic
Oct 15, 2013
Introducing Gino De Blasio
Oct 08, 2013
Ask the Neuroscientist
Sep 24, 2013
On Location in Milan!
Sep 17, 2013
Flavor Perception
Sep 10, 2013
Flavor Appreciation
Sep 03, 2013
Acquired Taste
Aug 27, 2013
Umami
Aug 20, 2013
Sweet
Aug 13, 2013
Salty and Spicy
Aug 06, 2013