There's always plenty of lively conversation when you work in a kitchen. Everyone loves to share food stories, favorite foods, to debate what's traditional and what's not. When I met Francesco, who comes from Puglia, he told me about his mum making orecchiette and busiate like a machine – she was so efficient and fast! Back then I hadn't really made either of these shapes, so Francesco's mum decided I needed to learn. She sent me a ferretto and her orecchiette knife with instructions to practice. It's wonderful how food connects you to people you haven't even met.
