On the premiere episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam chats with Evan Funke, a two-time James Beard-nominated chef based in Los Angeles who is known as a culinary storyteller and master of the old world techniques of handmade pasta. Evan relives some of his most beautiful and emotional food memories that have influenced his life and career. From studying historic handmade pasta techniques alongside nonnas in Bologna Italy, to bringing his career-defining pasta dish to American restaurants for the first time - these are the meals that made Evan Funke. This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks Host: Adam Richman Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed Audio clips Provided by Shape of Pasta, available on Roku For more First We Feast content, head to youtube.com/firstwefeast or at First We Feast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.