IAP 287: Blogs to the Future: How Two Italian American Bloggers are Passing On Our Heritage

<p>In an Italian American family, every dish tells a story.</p> <p>For two young Italian American bloggers, the stories of so many of their family dishes have become wildly popular with readers worldwide.</p> <p>In this week’s episode, we’re discussing how our Italian American foodways have helped our guests Kate Famiglietti of <a href="https://thetwobananas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Two Bananas</a> and Maria Del Russo of <a href="https://mariadelrusso.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunday Sauce</a> to connect to past generations and inspire future ones!</p> <p>Both women share stories of how their grandparents’ recipes encouraged them to begin their journeys into Italian food culture. From backgrounds photographing the human eye and writing a sex and relationship advice column, these two passionate Italians share the fascinating backgrounds and careers that brought them to these projects and explain how recreating a cherished family recipe is a trial-and-error process that takes time and patience… but the dividends pay off in more ways than one.</p> <p>We also discuss how our food culture helps connect us to our ancestral towns, why recipes vary from region to region, and what recipe modifications mean to how our foods tell a greater story.</p> <p>Join us for an episode that’ll leave you hungry for more!</p> <p>This episode was sponsored by <a href="http://www.mediasetitalia.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mediaset Italia</a>.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/italianamerican/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/italianamerican/support</a>