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Stand up comic Matteo Lane says 'Your Pasta Sucks' and has a cookbook to back it up
Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on April 24, 2026. Click here for that audio.
Comedian Matteo Lane talks to host Anthony Brooks about "Your Pasta Sucks." His part-memoir, part-cookbook has recipes and stories about his deep love for pasta, which was fostered by growing up in an Italian family.
Book excerpt: "Your Pasta Sucks"
By Matteo Lane
Pasta della Mamma
Pasta alla Carbonara
Excerpted from "Your Pasta Sucks: A 'Cookbook'" by Matteo Lane, © 2025. Published by Chronicle Books.
This segment aired on July 22, 2025.