The Very Real, Totally Bizarre Bucatini Shortage of 2020

December 28, 2020 Admin 0 Comments

Being educated noodle consumers, we knew that there was, more generally, a pasta shortage due to the pandemic, but we were still able to find spaghetti and penne and orecchiette — shapes which, again, insult me even in concept. The missing bucatini felt different. It was specific. Frightening. Why bucatini? Why now?