A Small and Simple Thing

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Make This: Zucchini Pasta

Make This: Zucchini Pasta

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Zucchini

Brooks Reitz
Aug 05, 2024
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Make This: Zucchini Pasta
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I was struck by a recent episode of TASTE featuring Sam Sifton, the former restaurant critic for The New York Times and the founding editor of New York Times Cooking - a website I love and reference often. Sam knows his stuff.

He was asked to name the worst vegetable and his answer surprised me: “Zucchini.” Matt Rodbard, the host (and friend of the newsletter) mentioned that same answer had come up several times with his guests.

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