Conde Nast Traveler has hopped on the Penne Train.

Irony. No. Gluttony.

I've been a dedicated travel journalist for nearly 20 years. I traveled when there was no internet, hell, no cell phones, before our beloved Anthony Bourdain was even a stain on an apron. I have filed countless stories, hundreds of films, thousands of pictures from each of the 7 continents. So when I got news that Conde Nast Traveler was publishing a story of mine, I got very, very excited.

However, it wasn't a place, it was a dish.

My little documentary, Disco Sauce: The True Story of Penne Alla Vodka, seemed to have caught the eye of journalist Anabel Vazquez. Her take on the dish is that it is as much a destination as a recipe, and this is something I whole-heatedly support. Personally, while researching (i.e. going to restaurants and eating Penne Alla Vodka) and filming (i.e. going to more restaurants with a camera and eating Penne Alla Vodka) the whole point of the doc was a reason to get out of the house. Frankly, most of the work I do is motivated by this impetus; to get out and explore. Sometimes, a dish of pasta can be that needed fire.