Your Mama’s Kitchen Why Dan Pashman Keeps His Pork Pan in the Garage
Mar 18, 2025
Dan Pashman, a renowned food podcaster and the mastermind behind the unique Cascatelli pasta shape, shares his delightful culinary journey. He reminisces about his mother’s legendary fajita experiments and the family’s Tex-Mex adventures. The conversation dives into balancing kosher traditions with personal cooking preferences, including the amusing habit of storing a pork pan in the garage. Dan also explores the evolution of pasta, encouraging creativity in cooking and recounting the rise of Cascatelli's fame. This episode is a feast for nostalgia and culinary innovation!
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
Fajita Craze That Shaped A Food Passion
- A childhood trip to Papacito's in Texas sparked the
Pre-Internet Culinary Detective Work
- Dan's mom reverse-engineered Papacito's fajita marinade using magazines before the internet existed.
An Open, Very 1980s Family Kitchen
- The Pashman kitchen was open and homey with 80s decor like hanging baskets and a copper fish mold.
