Summary: <p>Pasta is a staple of Italian food, but noodles are also an important part of Asian cuisine. Pasta is versatile, comes in hundreds of shapes and sizes, and on this week's Please Explain we'll find out how it's made and ways to cook with it. Joining us: <a rel="nofollow" class="guestlink">Ron Palladino</a>, pasta expert and Fresh Pasta counter general manager at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.eataly.com/">Eataly</a>, and <a rel="nofollow" class="guestlink">Jack Bishop</a>, editorial director of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.americastestkitchen.com/">America's Test Kitchen</a> and author of several cookbooks, including <span class="book"><a rel="nofollow" title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576300447%20/wnycorg-20/"><em>The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook</em></a></span>, <span class="book"><a rel="nofollow" title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060932457/wnycorg-20/"><em>Pasta e Verdura</em></a></span>, and the editor of <em><span class="book"><a rel="nofollow" title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1936493047/wnycorg-20/">Pasta Revolution</a></span>. </em>?</p>
