I'm Alex Ianniello, cook, food photographer and now podcast host!
I live for mealtimes like most people, but it's not just the end result that I'm interested in. The recipe, the cook behind the dish, all aspects of putting food on the table interest and inspire me. During my teens, I had my first encounter with adversity. I suffered a brain injury following a bad car accident, forcing me to drop out of education and focus on getting better both physically and mentally.
Fast forward ten years and I've now graduated from culinary school but injuries have kept me out of professional kitchens and so I explore my passion in other ways through writing, photography and building a community around food. Now I'm here with a space to share stories, a place where we can talk about overcoming adversity. Food and cooking have helped me enormously through tough times, now I want to hear what's helped others.
Sit down with me and some familiar faces as we explore food, community, identity, purpose and success. In each episode, we'll be covering the past, the present and the future as we reflect, show gratitude and try to find that secret ingredient to dealing with life's challenges.
So if you're feeling ‘cannelloni’, come join us for an hour ‘orzo’ on Just to Pasta Time.
Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtopastatime/
In this episode of ‘Just to Pasta Time’ Alex is joined by a personal heroine, Patricia Niven. Patricia is an award winning portrait and food photographer and keeper of the Instagram account, The Chicken Soup Project.
Born in Brisbane, Australia, Patricia worked several jobs within the food industry while growing up and attending art school. From serving frozen yoghurt in a mall at 14, to later managing a vegan cafe in the centre of Sydney's LGBT district.
At age 21, she bravely booked a one -way ticket to London to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer. Fast forward a couple of decades and Patricia is now one of the most successful and celebrated food photographers in the country. When asked about how she became so successful, she said “it’s about responding to that little spark that lights up when something really interests you and trying to follow that spark.”
In this episode Patricia discusses her journey in the photography industry and her passion for capturing food. She also talks about her recent win at the Fortnum & Mason Food Awards and the importance of teamwork in her photography.
This is a really inspiring episode that you won't want to miss!
Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtopastatime/ (https://www.instagram.com/justtopastatime/)
10 Oct 2024
Chris Sweeney: Directing, Diversity & Dreamy Dishes
In this episode of ‘Just to Pasta Time’ Alex is joined by multi talented director, writer and king of queer podcasting, Chris Sweeney.
Born in London to a fashion photographer father and a stylist mother, Chris began to sow the seeds of his directing career at a young age by filming fake ‘you've been framed’ videos on his camcorder at home.
Fast forward to today and Chris has quite the resume, with TV shows including ‘The Tourist’ and ‘Liar’ under his belt, as well as music videos by the likes of Lily Allen and Jessie Ware.
In 2017, he launched his hugely successful podcast, Homo Sapiens, which in his words, is the “LGBTQ answer to woman's Hour”. On talking about his podcast, Chris said “it's been the most joyous thing I've ever done in my life, if all my other work evaporated and I only had the podcast, I'd be as happy as a clam.”
In this episode Chris talks all things directing from stories of the Saturdays to on set snacks. We also hear about Chris’s childhood and how he came to creating the Homo Sapiens podcast.
This is a really brilliant episode that you won’t want to miss!
Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtopastatime/ (https://www.instagram.com/justtopastatime/)
26 Sept 2024
Kitty Scott-Claus: Drag, Disneyland & Divas
In this episode of ‘Just to Pasta Time’ Alex is joined by a blonde, Brummie Babe, Kitty Scott-Claus.
Born Louis Westwood in 1992, Kitty shot to fame after competing on season three of RuPaul's Drag Race UK where her wit, humour and uncanny impressions of gay icons bagged her a place in the final.
Since then, Kitty has been no stranger from our screens, to competing on celebrity MasterChef and finishing in a respectable fifth place, to taking on the mammoth task of turning Ian Beale himself into a sickening drag queen on ITV's Queen for the night.
“I was never bullied in school, but I was always aware that I was different to everyone else” he says “everyone had aspirations of working in business or making millions. I just wanted to make people laugh”.
In this episode, we explore Louis's journey, starting with his childhood and his transition from musical theatre to drag, including the inspirations behind his drag persona. We then look at the present and the impact of Drag Race on his career, discussing how Louis balances his personal and professional life. Finally, we look ahead to Louis's future aspirations and his views about returning to Drag Race for an all-stars season.
This is a really fun episode that you won’t want to miss!
Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtopastatime/ (https://www.instagram.com/justtopastatime/)
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