Immigrant spaghetti is a celebration of what makes all American tastes so personal and unique, immigrants or not. This piece won a James Beard Award in 2024 for Personal Essay, and was published in the Bitter Southerner’s 10th Anniversary print and digital editions in March 2023. It’s been featured in the Bitter Southerer’s “Food Stories” anthology. I even talk about it on a recent episode of BATCH, their podcast. Listen to it, I’m much funnier than my face might suggest.
Illustrations credits: Kristen Solecki.
everyone has their favorite spaghetti, and if they’re lucky, multiple.
Finally, I’m a cartoon. (podcast promo image)