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Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A wonderful winter meal you can make in under 20 minutes! Like all the recipes I write about, this dish depends on the quality of the … Continued
Pantry Staples
Why are the best artisan pastas so far superior to the mid-range stuff? The basic process for producing dried pasta is fairly simple, and likely familiar, to many folks. Flour … Continued
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Pastas that are Full of Flavor, but Free of Gluten Dalla Costa is an Italian pasta maker and like the others on our shelves, committed to the traditional methods of … Continued
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One of our favorite pasta makers Filotea is located in the Marche region of eastern Italy, between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. They are a small company, dedicated … Continued
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A Pasta Maker with Thoughtful Agricultural Practices Mancini Pastificio Agricolo makes their pasta in a wood, glass, and concrete factory located in the middle of one of their wheat fields. … Continued
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An Italian Pasta Maker We Love Located in Pontedera Tuscany, Pastificio Caponi has been making handmade dried egg pasta since 1953. Committed to this tradition of manual processing, but also … Continued
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A Traditional Italian Pasta Maker Rustichella d’Abruzzo started in 1924 and remains committed to the ancient traditions of Italian pasta making–good quality semolina wheat, bronze dies, and a slow drying … Continued
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One of our favorite pasta makers Pastificio Gentile was founded in 1876 in the town of Gragnano, and has been run by the Zampino family since the 1980s. It is … Continued
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Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A farmstead artisan pasta from Italy’s east coast Artisan pasta has long been one of the greatest contributors to the quality of my culinary life. The … Continued
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Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An ancient wheat makes its way from the Middle East to the Midwest It’s been a couple years since I first tasted the pasta of the … Continued
Deli Dining
A delicious adventure awaits, no matter the dietary restriction It’s important to us to help maximize eating enjoyment for every single one of our guests, no matter their dietary restrictions … Continued
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Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Orecchiette Pasta or “Little ears” The unofficial pasta of our national effort to be better listeners Orecchiette, if you don’t already know them, are pasta … Continued