Premieres Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ and YouTube. Italians really do eat spaghetti and meatballs! We head to Abruzzo to learn the ancient origins of this all-American dish. Plus, we share two more red sauce recipes with surprising origin stories: Charred Red-Sauce Spaghetti (Spaghetti all'Assassina) and Slow-Cooked Short Rib Ragu with Pasta.