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    This YouTube show spotlights the Italian “grannies” still making pasta by hand

    Vicky Bennison is the brains behind the YouTube show “ Pasta Grannies .” The tradition of handmade pasta is declining in Italy, where Bennison makes her home part of the year.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 11, 2019 • 1 min read

    Vicky Bennison is the brains behind the YouTube show “Pasta Grannies.”The tradition of handmade pasta is declining in Italy, where Bennison makes her home part of the year. So she decided to start filming the grandmothers who are still painstakingly making pasta by hand.

    Her show has resonated with viewers, to the tune of 400,000 subscribers. Later this month, Bennison will releasea cookbook by the same name.

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    1. 0:00Jon Favreau and Roy Choi on making Season 2 of ‘The Chef Show’
    2. 24:40This YouTube show spotlights the Italian “grannies” still making pasta by handYou’re reading this
    3. 37:18Crispy, chewy, and cheesy—pan pizza is having a moment
    4. 51:03Bill Addison is happy any time of day at Bon Temps in the Arts District
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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Favreau and Choi: A Match Made in the Kitchen
    1. 0:00Jon Favreau and Roy Choi on making Season 2 of ‘The Chef Show’
    2. 24:40This YouTube show spotlights the Italian “grannies” still making pasta by handYou’re reading this
    3. 37:18Crispy, chewy, and cheesy—pan pizza is having a moment
    4. 51:03Bill Addison is happy any time of day at Bon Temps in the Arts District
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