About this episode

This episode features a tour of regional cookies in Italy and various Italian cooking techniques.

This week on Good Food: Domenica Marchetti bakes the regional cookies of Italy.  Giulia Scarpaleggia moves beyond pasta as she cooks vegetables the Italian way.  Mariana Velásquez assembles a deconstructed pie bar worthy of a long weekend.  At farmers markets, an unusually warm spring means melons in May. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack .  

People in this episode

Host: Evan Kleiman

Guests: Domenica Marchetti, Giulia Scarpaleggia, Mariana Velásquez

Topics covered

• Italian cuisine
• regional cookies
• vegetable cooking
• farmers markets
• spring produce

Keywords

• cookies
• Italy
• cooking
• vegetables
• farmers markets
• spring
• melons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Good Food, KCRW

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