043: Eat Happy with Anna Vocino
Anna joins us again for another fun podcast, featuring an amazing day of food shopping with Paul, a delicious lunch, and a fun discussion about her new cookbook Eat Happy.
Topics we cover:
How Anna's last name is ironic. It translates to "little voice" yet she is a voice over talent.
Anna's mission to find stracciatella (more info below)
How...
042: Orecchiette with broccoli rabe
Orecchiette with broccoli rabe is one of the signature dishes in Puglia. In this podcast, Paul and I are joined by Anna Vocino as we talk all about this amazing dish.
Topics we cover:
How long it's been since Anna's last visit in person
How Paul and I are getting married now that gay marriage is recognized in Italy
The...
041: Fighting big drug companies with Celebrity Trainer Vinnie Tortorich
We talk with Italian-American trainer to the stars, Vinnie Tortorich, about his life growing up in an Italian family in Louisiana, his NSNG lifestyle and his new Pure Vitamin Club. WARNING: This episode is not family friendly. Any young ones should probably not listen.
A little intro to Vinnie:
He's Hollywood's go-to guy when it comes to health and fitness. A...
040: Ghosts and Gay Weddings in Italy
After and short break, we are back with a new podcast covering everything from our haunted villa in Puglia to our first gay wedding in Italy at Villa Cappelli.
Here are some of the topics we cover:
How our first guest of the season, Bud and Pam, where actually fans of the podcast
Out guests that week, Penelope and Whitney,...
039: One of the best authentic Italian meals ever
Antichi Sapori definitely serves one of the best authentic Italian meals ever — really one of the best meals ever period, Italian or not.
And, to be perfectly honest, I use the word "authentic" mostly for Google. Because, while these dishes are spectacular, the chef takes traditional Italian foods and refines and redefines them to create totally original tasty little...
038: Is there Italian food without pasta?
While that is a bit sacrilegious to talk about Italian food without pasta, it can be done. And rather easily. Anna Vocino, joins us for the second part of her interview where we talking making "noodles" from vegetables and how to eat Italian food without eating sugar or grains.
Topics we cover:
How Paul has been foraging for wild asparagus...
037: Eating gluten-free in Italy with Anna Vocino
While Italy is known as the land of pasta and pizza, it is actually very easy to avoid gluten here. Italians are very aware of celiac disease and even have entire grocery store aisles full of gluten-free products. Anna Vocino, a great friend to Villa Cappelli, the voice at the start of every podcast, and a celiac herself, joins...
036: Sun-Dried Tomato Spread
Sun-Dried Tomato Spread is probably a product you're not very familiar with, mainly because, as far as we know, we're one of the few people who make it. So we're making a quick episode, as requested by listeners, to explain this product.
We'll explain exactly what it is, why you might want to use it, and how you might use...
035: Italian Superstitions & Expat Life with Rick Zullo
Italian superstitions
While Italian superstitions aren't crazier than any other country's, they are interesting for someone who didn't grow up with them. We're talking with Rick Zullo today who wrote about a lot of these on his blog which talks about his expat experiences throughout Italy.
Topics we cover with Rick:
Rick's Italian heritage
The Italian-American ghettos created by Italian immigrants...
034: Easter in Italy — Mama Cappelli’s Easter memories
Easter in Italy
Last year we did a whole podcast covering some of the strange and mysterious customs we've experienced in Italy during holy week. You can find that here: https://livingvillacappelli.com/easter-in-italy/
This year, we sat down with Paul's mother so she could tell us how they used to celebrate Easter when she was young. She shares some recipes, memories and laughs.
Here's...
