If you haven't seen this one yet, head over to Life & Thyme to watch Evan Funke craft his well-known "pasta fatta a mano" (handmade pasta) from within the safe upstairs confines of his Culver City restaurant Bucato. Along the way he talks about spending time in Italy and how one of the best meals of his life came immediately after getting a knife put to his throat.
Eater talked to Funke last year on the one year anniversary of Bucato's arrival to the Culver City dining scene, where he talked about the importance of skill, technique and passion.