Pasta Salads Redeemed with Dan Pashman

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What’s on the Menu:

• Crispy Gnocchi Salad with Tomato and Preserved Lemon
• Raw Heirloom Puttanesca Pasta Salad

Description:
We get it: pasta salad doesn’t have the best reputation. From underseasoned sauces to overcooked noodles, pasta salad can go wrong in a lot of ways. But here’s the thing: there are also a lot of ways for pasta salad to go really right. Join guest teacher and self-proclaimed pasta salad enthusiast Dan Pashman—the guy behind The Sporkful and the new cookbook “Anything’s Pastable”—for a class where you’ll leave bland, forgettable pasta salads behind and turn to ones that are fresh and bright, filled with texture contrast and big flavor. Dan will walk you though his logic of which beloved hot pasta dishes make great pasta salads and which simply don’t translate well. He’ll give you guidance on how to pick the right pasta shape for every pasta salad puzzle. Then, to prove the power of his pasta salad philosophy, Dan will make two very different recipes. First up is a Crispy Gnocchi Salad in which the gnocchi soak up a punchy, Morocco-inspired dressing and tangle with tomato, preserved lemon and pepperoncini. Then, Dan puts his signature spin on puttanesca with a pasta salad that has earned the designation of Sleeper Hit—one of only five—from his new cookbook. All you need to know is that, in Dan’s words, “By the metric of Flavor Generated per Minute of Effort, this one is off the charts.” Join us to give pasta salads the spotlight they deserve.

About Dan: Dan Pashman is the two-time James Beard and Webby Award winning creator and host of The Sporkful podcast, which he says is not for foodies, it's for eaters. On The Sporkful, Dan uses humor and humanity to approach food from many angles, covering science, history, identity, culture, economics and more. In 2021, Dan launched the new pasta shape cascatelli, which Time Magazine named one of the 100 Best Inventions of 2021. The story of Dan’s three year quest to create cascatelli was told in The Sporkful podcast’s “Mission: ImPASTAble” series, which the New York Times named one of the 10 Best Podcasts of 2021. Dan is also the creator and host of the Cooking Channel's You're Eating It Wrong and a contributor to NPR. He has appeared on CBS This Morning, The Today Show, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Guy's Grocery Games, Radiolab, WTF with Marc Maron, Planet Money, Beat Bobby Flay and more.

Order yourself a copy of Dan's new book, "Anything’s Pastable" here!

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Immediately after registering, you will get a confirmation email that contains the Zoom meeting log-in information. One week prior to the class (or within 48 hours, if you register less than one week in advance), you will receive instructions on how to prepare ingredients and equipment in order to cook along with us.

After class, you will receive a recording of the event, as well as a packet with recipes and resources that we discuss during the event. If you have any questions about this class, please don't hesitate to get in touch via cookingschool@177milkstreet.com.

This event has limited spots, and you must register in advance via Eventbrite. One sign-up covers one device. Closed Captioning is available for this event.

Payments for Milk Street livestream workshops are non-refundable. If you find yourself unable to attend, you may transfer the ticket to someone else, but we are unable to refund fees and all payments are final.

Proceeds from live stream cooking classes and workshops support Milk Street's non-profit work with The Big Sisters Association of Great Boston, The Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, and other partners.

Bonus: All attendees of this class will receive a one-time 20% off coupon to the Milk Street Store after class.