Today Molly's inner Italian returns as we discover things that are vastly different and very similar. We are too simple to be good so we enlist the help of special guest Kristina Gill to lead us along the path of Roman pasta and we learn about shepherds, hot water soaks and how not to eat a fortune cookie.<a href="https://spilled-milk.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-530-cacio-e-pepe-with-kristina-gill/transcript">Transcript</a><a href="https:// https://www.perilliatestaccio.com/menu-cucina-romana">Trattoria's menu</a><a href="http://orangette.net/2005/10/a-state-of-melt/">Molly's cute 2005 blog post</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/repertoire-all-the-recipes-you-need/9780316360340">Repertoire by Jessica Battlina</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/tasting-rome-fresh-flavors-and-forgotten-recipes-from-an-ancient-city-a-cookbook/9780804187183">Tasting Rome by Kristina Gill and Katie Parla</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17919633493434448/">Kristina Gill's Instagram highlight</a><a href="http://www.trattoriadacesare.it/">Cesare al Casaletto</a><a href="https://www.bonci.it/">Bonci Pizzarium</a>Matthew's Now but Wow! : <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/coq-au-vin/9780593314128">Coq au Vin and the rest of the Nanette Hayes series by Charlotte Carter</a>
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Episode 531: Caesar Salad

Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.