Pasta and Publishing with Brandon Sanderson and Joshua Bilmes | Five Favorites

[@ciaran2745]

Before anyone panics about the beard, it says in the description that this interview was filmed "towards the end of 2023"!

[@khyrianstorms]

Man, the beard is glorious. It sets post-"Year Of Sanderson" apart from pre-"TYOS".

[@IAmSilverlined]

I have no right to care about someone else's facial hair as much as I care about Brandon's, and I know it's strange, but boy do I love the beard on him. He really rocks it, in my opinion.

[@ciaran2745]

@@IAmSilverlined honestly

[@louiesosa4668]

Yeah I think they make a mention of March, so maybe early in the year

[@Colaman112]

The Frugal wizard bookclub was mentioned, so around Q2.

[@eluna_mae]

"Spaghetti is to pastas what 'said' is to writing." - Joshua @ 14:37 Well said, Joshua, well said. He seems like such a charming man with great stories.

[@russellfranklinwrites]

"Spaghetti is to pasta what said is to writing." This man is a genius.

[@gabrielr7511]

28:07 *pushes up glasses* Um actually Peter Parker works at the Daily Bugle. The Daily Planet is where Clark Kent works

[@nicholasschmeller5776]

Just to close the loop on Brandon's question about whether the mac and cheese only restaurant is still in NYC (at 37:45 ish), there is a restaurant called Sarita's on 1st Ave and 12th St in Manhattan that might be the one he was thinking of! It's great, serves big skillets of different types of mac and cheese

[@ekcaseybooks]

Omg I'm so early. I just want to say that you are the biggest inspiration in my writing, Brandon. My friends are literally sick of hearing me talk about how much the Stormlight Archives have impacted my life. I can't wait for book 5 to come out, and I really hope I'll get to see you at the Dragonsteel convention 😊❤

[@shredder11977]

Oh man, I was enthralled by the reminiscing in the beginning, was almost sad when Five Favorites actually started 😂these day in the life/inside look type things in the publishing industry are super interesting

[@groofay]

Heck, I'd love it if Joshua would guest on the podcast, just to have ~40 minutes of that.

[@XavierSchwindt]

These five favorites are probobly some of the best videos Brandon is putting out! Keep up the good work!

[@khyrianstorms]

Honestly, 4 minutes in and this is already such a gem. Would be great to have these as podcast versions as well. Always listen to Intentionally Blank on my runs, and I (literally) run through those episodes far too quick. Any plans on ever pushing your non-Intentionally Blank episodes to the podcast platforms? Also: this episode and "The State of the Publishing Industry" were fascinating looks into your journey towards here. It would definitely be great to hear more from Joshua and you in the future.

[@IAmSilverlined]

I like these videos around 50% for the topic of the discussion, and 50% for Brandon getting really cool, intelligent, and interesting people on to talk to and give some exposure to (and vice versa). I'm not sure if I would have ever run into Joshua before, but, man, it has been a joy listening to him! Same for every other guest that's been on one of these!

[@khyrianstorms]

Absolutely. I also love that his cadence of talking is so atypical and complementary to Brandon. There's such thoughtfulness to his overall atmosphere. @@IAmSilverlined

[@alexrechkin7]

If Disney asked Joshua to voice sloth from Zootopia, I think he would've done a great job.

[@darcicoleauthor]

I need you to know that 30 minutes into this episode I was so hungry I ordered pasta from Noodles & Co. and it was delicious.

[@karenjoyronchetto]

I love that Joshua sounds exactly like he could be a character on John and Nick's Oh Hello show.

[@Aprilpixie]

This is silly… And wholesome and wonderful. I enjoyed it.

[@naomisbooknook9064]

This is such a good topic! Love it :) I have a pasta bible and there are sooo many kinds.

[@bleachelf]

This is such a fun video! I giggled at the topic, and loved hearing the two of you reminisce.

[@rextitan]

The boys over at 2toRamble are gonna love this Pasta related discussion.

[@dumbsocrates]

Anyone with opinions this strong on something like pasta is my kind of person. Good stuff.

[@brennanpeterhunt]

Joshua seems like a legend

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

Joshua sounds like that one guy we all know who thinks he has a really good John Malkovich impression, and I absolutely loved every second of it. Incredible episode 👍

[@madlycan]

this was a lot more intriguing than I thought it would be. thank you^^

[@that1oneguy770]

Personally I'm a fan of stuffed pasta. Tortellini alfredo or a ravioli are good options

[@LieutenantLukas343]

This was great! I think this is the Five Favorites I’ve enjoyed the most so far! …oh, no! Now that I’ve started thinking about it, I’m going to just HAVE to make a list of my five favorite Five Favorites, aren’t I?? 🤯

[@FortheBudgies]

I once thought I had multiple favorite authors until I realized they were all Brandon Sanderson😂

[@mister_kobayashi]

Great, now I crave pasta.

[@JEDSaje15]

Gotta say I love Beardo Brando!

[@jarodspade1]

Good morning! Have a brilliant day everyone.

[@mndrew1]

Best pasta shape / sauce combo is medium shells with Bolognese. An absolute perfect dish. :D

[@danielvieth]

Feels like I just got absolutely roasted for enjoying farfalle 😂

[@IAmSilverlined]

There are dozens of us!

[@tylercrispy]

Can we please get shardblade pasta shapes I don't care what it feels like I want it

[@markengstrom8991]

The best pasta are the blue paws in the Blues Clues mac n cheese

[@ivanjelenic5627]

Brandon pronounced farfalle correctly, it means butterflies, because of the shape (and i guess they're also a bit lighter).

[@Useyanoggin]

Joshua is the gilbert godfried Of publisering

[@SaeedReacts.]

Now i'm hungry.

[@shinybugg9156]

You have to get the penne rigatte, not the smooth kind. The ridges make the sauce stick better.

[@KyleOfTheNorth]

Farfalle is best used in a tuna salad!

[@Gallstaff621]

Damn, I love bowtie noodles.

[@DiceMustFlow]

I love undercooked pasta with more chew, especially Bow Tie and Rotini. Angel Hair ranks last for me, just below Orzo.

[@Valkrill]

Making Taco spaghetti as we speak 😋

[@Parmandur]

Farfalle is fine if you use the rifht recipe.

[@andrewberenson5717]

I associate elbow macaroni with American chop suey. (I do not like Mac N cheese - too cheesey for me). The shell shaped pasta is the most underrated pasta.

[@samsampier7147]

Love shell pasta. I wouldn't put pasta in my chop suey. However, American goulash is basically left-overs, so I would.

[@zenthepoet.]

Adoooonalsium

[@russellfranklinwrites]

22:22

[@dasmowenator]

Aren't those pictures of "Ziti" actually pictures of penne? Penne was the one with diagonal cuts and groves. Ziti is straight cuts with no grooves.

[@ZnaharDima]

Good thing I had dinner before watching this, or I would've choked on saliva...

[@sacattaq]

Rotiniiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@abdihakimahmed2268]

I am from Somalia and just bought The final empire

[@cameronturner5206]

The Ziti picture looks like Penne 🤨

[@wingracer1614]

I despise angel hair. Not because it's bad, it can be great if cooked right but it's NEVER cooked right. It's always overcooked, mushy and slimy. Could I make it myself and do it right? Sure but why bother when I can make virtually every other pasta perfectly and so I never find myself craving angel hair because of how bad it is if not done right?

[@stratocaster_o]

Elbow macaroni??? Oh my... damn 'muricans you're all nuts 🙄

[@lnk_Eyes]

944th!

[@Neziavothal]

write me back if you want to see that ash-spren imitation

[@Neziavothal]

nevermind your card just came in the mail. viligo confido

[@brokenredflag]

I dont like beards so im ok with this👍

[@potionseller2083]

Spaghettini is way better than spaghetti

[@DadBodSwagGod]

I feel like it's important to preface that I'm a Jew when I say this guy has the jewiest voice I've ever heard

[@fifth_noble8022]

Really gonna talk crap about bow tie pasta then put Angel hair on your list??? Smh

[@andrewberenson5717]

Brandon shaved his beard. No more young Gandolf.

[@ciaran2745]

No don't worry, it says in the description this was filmed towards the end of 2023

[@rylanwow]

this is bucatini erasure

[@GeneWaveside]

Rotini got cheated

[@giggleanthropisticon7061]

How could you pronounce penne wrong? It's pronounced penne 🙄

[@mayedalshamsi5726]

is the way he talks due to a sickness or just old age? im genuinely curious ive never seen someone talk like this before

[@ElijahStormblessed]

Everything I've heard from him, he's spoken with the same accent 🤷‍♂️

[@heinrichbestbier5458]

Brandon we're here for the publishing stories not the pasta... Continue down that rabbit hole please most of us can't relate to much beyond spaghetti and macoroni and dont really care anyway

[@MunkFano1]

Damn. He. Talks. Like. This. It's. So. Hard. To. Listen. To. Him. Why?