Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

Not Quite Ready for the Renaissance

It’s finally time to attack that terrifying beast of a historical moment and its outrageous food and beverage culture—the Italian Renaissance! But Katie and Danielle just

Medieval Boozing

Katie and Danielle can’t spend enough time talking boozing and bites in the late Middle Ages in Italy, so they gave this episode over entirely to distillates and drinks i

Take a Bite out of Italian History!

This week with the new book [almost] in their hands, Katie and Danielle talk about the process of writing A Bite-Sized History of Italy — from pineapple pizza scandals to

Book Tour Updates: Golose on the Move!

This week while Danielle gears up to get moving with A Bite-Sized History of Italy (out June 2!) Katie let’s us know who she has seen, what she has eaten, and what’s yet

Fridge Cigarettes & Slutty Eels

Plowing ahead into the Middle Ages, Katie and Danielle lay out the terms for what happens as the splintered remains of the Roman Empire are picked up and put back togethe

The Last Suppers

Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie a

Doling Out the Goods

Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie a

The First Bites

Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie a

The Intangibility of Great Italian Food

In this mini-episode of Gola Katie and Danielle debate the merits of the latest news in Italian food--the addition of la cucina italiana to the UNESCO intangible cultural

GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 4!

The last day of the most recent Gola road trip took Katie & Danielle on a vineyard visit to a biodynamic winery deep in the heart of Molise before they went wild on Champ

GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 3!

Katie & Danielle make it to Molise and get to hang out in one of their all time favorite cities Campobasso on Day 3 of Gola on the Road 2024! Stay tuned for the rest of t

GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 2!

Katie & Danielle keep moving through the magical space once known as Lucania, digging into culture, history, and of course eating and drinking everything they can get the

GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024! Day 1

Katie & Danielle hit the road this summer to explore the Italian south and get the scoop on what's hiding in plain sight for intrepid lovers of Italy! Enjoy Day 1 of Gola

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

In this brand new episode of Gola Katie & Danielle talk about how you can "translate" an Italian restaurant into an American context, and what gets lost and gained in the

Wine Time

In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle turn back to their ongoing conversation about Italian wine, now thinking more about off-season travel and climate change

Winter Wonderland

In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle keep up the conversation about how to appreciate Italy and beat the heat, this time focused on all the places, foods, and

Out of the Frying Pan

New season same golose! In the first episode of the BRAND NEW SEASON of Gola Katie and Danielle think about how hot this summer was in Italy, and what it means for the fu

Food of the Italian Islands!

This brand new episode of Gola is dedicated to Katie Parla's BRAND NEW COOKBOOK Food of the Italian Islands! Listen to hear all about the process of publishing a cookbook

Are you a Good Glutton, or a Bad Glutton?

In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle think about how to be indulgent but not indifferent--there's a lot wrong with our food system but there's also a lot we c

A Whole New World of Food

In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle take a look at the vast and diverse list of foods that came to Italy only after the European encounter with the Americas,