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Oct 2024
39m 18s

How Cascatelli Ended Up In A German Muse...

Dan Pashman
About this episode
In honor of National Pasta Month, Dan shares the story of how his pasta shape, cascatelli, ended up in a design museum in Germany. When he travels with his family to see the exhibition, al dente: Pasta & Design at the HfG Archiv-Ulm, he finds it’s more incredible, and powerful, than he ever expected. 
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