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Mentioned at the beginning of the episode when quoting Collodi's 1886 description of pizza. Tom identifies him as 'the author of The Adventures of Pinocchio.'

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Introduced when the guest John Dickey joins the podcast - described as 'the author of Delizia, The Epic History of Italians and Their Food.' Referenced multiple times throughout as the basis for the discussion.

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Mentioned as a Venetian cookbook from the mid-1300s when discussing medieval Italian cookbooks that described different city cuisines.

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Mentioned to identify Alexandre Dumas as 'The Three Musketeers, author' when discussing his observations about pizza in 19th century Naples.

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Referenced as a cookbook about the Mediterranean diet written by Ansel Keys and his wife in the 1970s, which branded and popularized the concept of the Mediterranean diet.