Master eating like a local in Italy by understanding how Italian food is regional, the differences between a trattoria, an osteria, and a restaurant, what Km0 and Slow Food mean on a menu, and when to cut the spaghetti (...never... the answer is never).
Join host Catrin Skaperdas and Piedmont Cook and Restauranteur Marco Massaia as they have an entertaining chat about Italian restaurant culture inclusive of:
- Tipping Norms
- How to Tell if an Italian Restaurant is Authentic
- Waiter Culture (Italy vs U.S.)
- What You Find on a Traditional Piedmont Menu
- Paying for Your Meal at a Cash Register
- How Food is a Big Part of Italian Culture
- Where to Put the Bread When There is no Bread Plate
- If Italians Use a Spoon to Twirl Spaghetti
- Details on the Menu
- When to Leave your Cutlery on the Plate
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For more information about Marco's restaurant Radici, check out the website https://www.radiciristoranteinvigna.it/it.
This interview is also available as audio-only on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/italian-for-sure-italian-culture-guide-via-conversations/id1737711228?i=1000657152560
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Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cc1d325a-8c38-49f9-ae82-e71852574cb6/italian-for-sure