{"id":6273,"date":"2026-05-24T08:51:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/?p=6273"},"modified":"2026-05-24T08:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:51:57","slug":"pastapalooza-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/24\/pastapalooza-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastapalooza 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our AFC, first-ever Pastapalooza was a doozy of an event, with members making a range of pasta dishes from Mackity Mac and Cheese to a dish called &#8220;Love Bomb.&#8221; Winners this year were Chris D. in first place, Carolyn in second and Charisse coming in third. 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