Master eating like a local in Italy by understanding how Italian food is regional, the differences between a trattoria, an osteria, and a restaurant, what Km0 and Slow Food mean on a menu, and when to cut the spaghetti (...never... the answer is never).

Join host Catrin Skaperdas and Piedmont Cook and Restauranteur Marco Massaia as they have an entertaining chat about Italian restaurant culture inclusive of:

Tipping Norms
How to Tell if an Italian Restaurant is Authentic
Waiter Culture (Italy vs U.S.)
What You Find on a Traditional Piedmont Menu
Paying for Your Meal at a Cash Register
How Food is a Big Part of Italian Culture
Where to Put the Bread When There is no Bread Plate
If Italians Use a Spoon to Twirl Spaghetti
Details on the Menu
When to Leave your Cutlery on the Plate

For more information about Marco's restaurant Radici, check out the website https://www.radiciristoranteinvigna.it/it.

This interview is also available to watch on YouTube.

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