Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

Still talking Renaissance Italy, much to Katie Parla’s dismay, this episode of Gola gives her a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down, or a sip-ful of wine as it happens—your favorite golose talk wine culture in the early modern era, from the papal court to the Venetian laguna, and how the printing press, the expanding globe, and Reformation politics began to change the way people ate and drank on the peninsula forever after.

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available through The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her new “Deep Dive” trips—find out more on katieparla.com!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

In the new episode of Gola Katie finally faces her fears and attacks the food and beverage revolutions of the Renaissance in Italy!

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available through The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her new “Deep Dive” trips—find out more on katieparla.com!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

It’s finally time to attack that terrifying beast of a historical moment and its outrageous food and beverage culture—the Italian Renaissance! But Katie and Danielle just can’t seem to get over their desperate school girl crushes on the Middle Ages, so this episode transitions the golose from the premodern to the early modern slowly, protected by the spirit of medieval badasses Countess Matilda of Canossa and Emperor Frederick II as they look forward to court culture and grand duchies rising up on the peninsula!

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available through The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Katie and Danielle can’t spend enough time talking boozing and bites in the late Middle Ages in Italy, so they gave this episode over entirely to distillates and drinks in the premodern era. One more moment of medieval madness before the Renaissance arrives and ruins Katie’s lunch!

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

This week with the new book [almost] in their hands, Katie and Danielle talk about the process of writing A Bite-Sized History of Italy — from pineapple pizza scandals to mondine e sigaraie and so much more!

This season of Gola is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

This week while Danielle gears up to get moving with A Bite-Sized History of Italy (out June 2!) Katie let’s us know who she has seen, what she has eaten, and what’s yet to come for her new book Rome while on tour in the US. Listen to hear updates on skates and stone crabs, Garabaldine, and more in this new mini-episode!

This season of Gola is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Plowing ahead into the Middle Ages, Katie and Danielle lay out the terms for what happens as the splintered remains of the Roman Empire are picked up and put back together into what some historians call “comuni” or city-states, but what these two golose prefer to term “urban snack hubs”. Cut your medieval chops in this episode and then get ready for deeper dives on distillation, jawless fish, and more of what makes this historical moment so weird and fun for food and beverage!

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie and Danielle keep talking about the ancient peninsula, this week arriving at the height of the Roman Empire—and it’s inevitabile fall. This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie and Danielle keep talking about the ancient peninsula, this week moving from the kingdom of Rome to the republic. This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie and Danielle begin at the beginning, leaving burning Troy and heading to the land of plenty that will someday become Italy. This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at https://Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

In this mini-episode of Gola Katie and Danielle debate the merits of the latest news in Italian food--the addition of la cucina italiana to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list! We hope you enjoy, and be sure to look out for a brand new full season of Gola coming up at the start of 2026!

Don't forget to become a Patron at ⁠patreon.com/golapod⁠ to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

The last day of the most recent Gola road trip took Katie & Danielle on a vineyard visit to a biodynamic winery deep in the heart of Molise before they went wild on Champagne in Naples (Champagne? in Naples?? YES!). Enjoy the conclusion and stay tuned for more Gola!

**We know this one has a lot of competing audio as we were playing with new on-the-scene capture options, so thanks for your patience while we find the right mics and editing tools that can be as flexible and agile as we are while we’re out there finding out all the best places to immerse yourself in Italian enogastronomic culture!

Don't forget to become a Patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/golapod⁠⁠⁠⁠ to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits available to Patrons only! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

Katie & Danielle make it to Molise and get to hang out in one of their all time favorite cities Campobasso on Day 3 of Gola on the Road 2024! Stay tuned for the rest of the trip!

**We know this one has a lot of competing audio as we were playing with new on-the-scene capture options, so thanks for your patience while we find the right mics and editing tools that can be as flexible and agile as we are while we’re out there finding out all the best places to immerse yourself in Italian enogastronomic culture!

Don't forget to become a Patron at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/golapod⁠⁠⁠ to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits available to Patrons only! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

Katie & Danielle keep moving through the magical space once known as Lucania, digging into culture, history, and of course eating and drinking everything they can get their hands on! Enjoy Day 2 of Gola on the Road 2024 here, and stay tuned for the rest of the trip!

Don't forget to become a Patron at ⁠⁠patreon.com/golapod⁠⁠ to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits available to Patrons only! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

Katie & Danielle hit the road this summer to explore the Italian south and get the scoop on what's hiding in plain sight for intrepid lovers of Italy! Enjoy Day 1 of Gola on the Road 2024 here, and stay tuned for the rest of the trip!

Don't forget to become a Patron at ⁠patreon.com/golapod⁠ to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits available to Patrons only! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

In this brand new episode of Gola Katie & Danielle talk about how you can "translate" an Italian restaurant into an American context, and what gets lost and gained in the process.

Don't forget to become a Patron at ⁠patreon.com/golapod⁠ to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet and @katieparla to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle turn back to their ongoing conversation about Italian wine, now thinking more about off-season travel and climate change but also the deep culture and long history of wine that has reinforced Italian identity even before there *was* an Italy!

Don't forget to become a Patron at https://patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle keep up the conversation about how to appreciate Italy and beat the heat, this time focused on all the places, foods, and drinks they love when the weather gets chilly and spooky on the peninsula!

Don't forget to become a Patron at https://patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

New season same golose! In the first episode of the BRAND NEW SEASON of Gola Katie and Danielle think about how hot this summer was in Italy, and what it means for the future of food, beverage & travel on the peninsula. Climate change is changing everything about how and when we consume, so how can we be more conscientious as we continue to enjoy our favorite culture?

Don't forget to become a Patron at https://patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

This brand new episode of Gola is dedicated to Katie Parla's BRAND NEW COOKBOOK Food of the Italian Islands! Listen to hear all about the process of publishing a cookbook in Italy and how this gorgeous volume came together. Remember, if you're a Patron you can also WATCH along to this episode!

Don't forget to become a Patron at https://patreon.com/golapod to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!