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Michael Boyer, Corporate Chef for Nordstrom Restaurant Group, shows us Al Bronzo^® Spaghetti Alla Zozzona, capturing nonna-stalgia beautifully. He takes familiar, heritage flavors and turns up the volume. Built on Barilla Al Bronzo Spaghetti—crafted with a unique bronze-cut process for a rougher surface that helps sauces hold to the pasta—along with guanciale, sausage, egg yolks and Pecorino, the dish fuses carbonara and amatriciana into a single, unapologetically rich expression.

“I see alla Zozzona fitting into the broader comfort revival as it’s a dish that delivers rich depth of flavor through a relatively simple preparation,” says Boyer. “At its core, Zozzona is Roman excess by design. It’s a mash up of familiar Roman comfort pastas, like carbonara, amatriciana and cacio e pepe, which makes it feel both deeply traditional and indulgently amplified. Spaghetti alla Zozzona reflects current dining trends because it delivers abundance over restraint; tradition without formality. It’s nostalgia-forward but not precious. The flavors are old-world and familiar, yet the dish feels bold, messy and generous.”

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