Francis Lam
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Oct 23, 2026
Francis LamHOST
This Thanksgiving, give at feedingamerica.org slash holiday.
Francis LamHOST
I'm Francis Lam, and this is The Splendid Table from APM American Public Media.
Francis LamHOST
At their best, restaurants are a way to see the world.
Francis LamHOST
That's what I just keep thinking when I think about our two guests today, even though they kind of have the opposite trajectory in their lives and the restaurant industry.
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Meherwan IraniGUEST
It's Punjabi originally, but it's become a ubiquitous part of street food because you can kind of put a big pot of it on the simmer and then just use the beans as a base for various kinds of dishes.
Francis LamHOST
We'll be back in a minute with more from Mirwan Irani, author of The Number One Best Indian Cookbook in the World.
Francis LamHOST
I'm Francis Lam, and this is The Splendid Table from APM American Public Media.
Francis LamHOST
Our show is supported by Feeding America.
Francis LamHOST
Check it out.
Francis LamHOST
[upbeat music] I'm Francis Lam, and this is The Splendid Table from APM.
Francis LamHOST
[upbeat music] Italian food is one of the most beloved cuisines in the world, and definitely one of the ones I enjoy eating the most.
Francis LamHOST
But one of the most fascinating things about it to me are all the different ways it transforms around the globe.
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Francis LamHOST
[laughs] Joshua McFadden is the author of Six Seasons of Pasta: A New Way With Everyone's Favorite Food.
Francis LamHOST
More with him in a minute.
Francis LamHOST
I'm Francis Lam, and this is The Splendid Table from APM, American Public Media.
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Support for the show comes from Ring.
Dan PashmanHOST
And that's what you're gonna hear today.
Dan PashmanHOST
I was joined on stage by Evan Kleiman and Francis Lam, both trained chefs and longtime food podcast hosts, as well as friends of each other and me.
Dan PashmanHOST
We covered a plethora of pasta questions, from the best approach to eating a bowl of ramen to whether there's a time and place for overcooked pasta.
Dan PashmanHOST
As always, if there's an episode of The Sporkful you wanna hear reheated, we wanna know about it.
Dan PashmanHOST
This was where I kicked off Mission ImPASTAble, my quest to invent a new pasta shape, actually get it made, and actually sell it.
Dan PashmanHOST
We even played a little bit of the tape from this live event in the first episode of Mission ImPASTAble, but most of it has never seen the light of day until now.
Dan PashmanHOST
Joining me on stage that night were Francis Lam and Evan Kleiman, who, unlike me, are both trained chefs.
Dan PashmanHOST
Francis hosts The Splendid Table podcast and radio show, and is the editor-in-chief at Clarkson Potter, the cookbook publisher.
Francis LamHOST
We'll be back in just a minute with a junk drawer inspection [laughs] by New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein, authors of The Two Saddest Kitchens.
Francis LamHOST
I'm Francis Lam, and this is Splendid Table from American Public Media.
Francis LamHOST
Positivity.
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We're just about one month out from the midterm elections in these United States, and despite all the gerrymandering and voting restrictions, legal challenges, and personnel shakeups, it looks like the Democrats are gonna flip the House of Representatives.
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Francis LamHOST
Jordan Turgeon's our digital producer with help from Delonix Quinn, and Lauren Humpert is our senior podcast production manager.
Francis LamHOST
Thank you for listening.
Francis LamHOST
I'm Francis Lam, and this is APM, American Public Media.
Francis LamHOST
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