Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

More virtual travel for you this week as Katie and Danielle talk about the city so nice they called it the head of world--listen to your two favorite golose talk about eating and drinking around Rome, coming to you from their recording studio in the heart of the city! Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before...

Lent and Passover are behind us and Ramadan is nearly over, so this week Katie and Danielle talk about the ingredient they miss the most during lean times: fat, in its many forms! This episode is all about eating fat and loving it, so dive into everything from butter to caul fat to olive oil to strutto with your favorite golose! Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early...

Back in the studio and preparing for summer travel, Katie and Danielle talk about a city everyone loves maybe a little too much--Venezia! Listen as they describe the weird and delicious enogastronomic culture of the laguna and its islands, and get a de facto city guide for when you next get to Venice or any time you're in the mood for a virtual trip! Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/...

This week Katie and Danielle get bitter about greens! Listen as they talk about the history of chicories and all the ways you'll find them in Italian food and beverage. And if this sounds like an episode about health, not to worry--they manage to spend most of the time on pizza and amaro as usual...  Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events an...

This week Katie and Danielle get their feet wet, talking about hydration, hot springs, and everything else you need to know about H2O in Italy! Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegar...

Katie and Danielle will taste through some of their favorite high quality lofi Italian wines being brought to the US for the first time by Amuninni Vini . Order the wines in advance ( 3-pack or 6-pack ) from Starr Wines to taste along or listen with whatever you've got in your glass! Don't forget to follow your favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet and @katieparla and become a Gola Patron !

This week Katie and Danielle add to their grain portfolio, talking about rice, its long history on the peninsula, and all the ways it's used in the Italian diet! Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite...

Katie picks Danielle's brain on all things Dante, from Florentine politics in the Middle Ages to the poet's eventual exile from Florence to (of course) food and wine in La Divina Comedia. Make sure to stay until the end, or you'll never know just how important eels were to Dante.  Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, ge...

The pizza party continues, but this time Katie and Danielle bring the heat for real--that's right, it's an episode dedicated to pineapple on pizza and all the reasons it's right and all the reasons it's wrong!  Don't forget that you can make sure all your pizza is the best with the help of Katie Parla and Dan Richer's NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Joy of Pizza --pick up your copy from your local...

In the first Gola episode not dedicated explicitly to food (but don't worry we get there!), Katie and Danielle discuss the life of Countess Matilda of Canossa--from her successful separation from two unwanted husbands to her tangle with the Holy Roman Emperor to her possible affair with Pope Gregory VII! While they're at it, they get a handle on how regional identity in central Italy was formed, t...

The adventures don't stop--Katie and Danielle keep moving up the peninsula, this time to the criminally underappreciated region of Abruzzo in central eastern Italy! Listen as they explain what makes this place so special, and if you haven't already, pair with the first two episodes of the new season to hear about Sicily and Calabria too!  Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod...

Katie and Danielle keep the adventures coming this week with another episode dedicated to Gola on the Road, this time in Sicily! Listen to hear about eating well, drinking even better, and avoiding lava in La Trinacria! Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefi...

GOLA SEASON 4 DEBUT! Join Katie and Danielle for the first episode of the newest season of your favorite podcast about Italian food and beverage culture! All new in-studio engineered sound and stories from Gola on the Road, starting in the toe of the boot--Calabria baby! Don't forget to become a Patron at patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news bef...