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Looking for fresh pasta

Posted on 11/5/18 at 12:15 pm
Posted by Bigryno7
Nashville
Member since Jun 2009
1532 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 12:15 pm
Anyone know where I can get fresh handmade pasta to purchase? Got some in Seattle at a market and wondering if anyone sells locally. Thanks in advance.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80735 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 12:52 pm to
It's actually not difficult to make yourself. And would be cost effective.

Fresh pasta isn't cheap, especially ravioli.
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
34328 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 12:57 pm to
Where are you located?
Posted by Bigryno7
Nashville
Member since Jun 2009
1532 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 1:08 pm to
NOLA.

It’s actually a coworker of mine that is looking for it. I told him the same thing, just make it yourself
Posted by SmokedBrisket2018
Member since Jun 2018
1544 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 1:16 pm to
Call Arabella Casa di Pasta, on St Claude. They might sell you fresh.
Posted by pmacneworleans
Member since Dec 2013
2216 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 2:07 pm to
Daniel Esses, chef and co-owner of Three Muses, makes and sells his own pasta. You can usually find it at the Dryades Market, 1307 Oretha Castle Haley in NO. He also usually has a stall at the Farmers Market on Sat mornings, located at 750 Carondelet in the Warehouse District. I bought his pasta before and its great.
Posted by mmmmmbeeer
ATL
Member since Nov 2014
10189 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 2:17 pm to
I was about to pull the trigger on the pasta attachment for our KitchenAid mixer when I happened to catch a show with Mario Batalli on it. They were talking about fresh vs. dried pasta and Mario said that, in Italy, it's very rare for people to make fresh pasta these days. They use dry pasta as often as Americans.

If true Italians are happy with dry pasta, I'm happy with dry pasta.
Posted by SmokedBrisket2018
Member since Jun 2018
1544 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 2:18 pm to
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Daniel Esses


Agree. I didn't think they were still there. The facebook page hasn't had a post since 2017.

Did you see Esses recently?
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80735 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 4:07 pm to
quote:

I was about to pull the trigger on the pasta attachment for our KitchenAid mixer when I happened to catch a show with Mario Batalli on it. They were talking about fresh vs. dried pasta and Mario said that, in Italy, it's very rare for people to make fresh pasta these days. They use dry pasta as often as Americans. 

If true Italians are happy with dry pasta, I'm happy with dry pasta.



It's nice for ravioli, etc.

Posted by nateslu1
Mr. Belvedere Fan Club
Member since Apr 2012
6938 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 11:22 pm to
This is the spot for BR

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Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 11/6/18 at 5:41 am to
Fresh and dried are two different things, used in specific ways. Mario is talking down to viewers. Sure, many Italian home cooks don’t make fresh pasta, like many American cooks don’t make fresh bread. This doesn’t mean that no one does anymore, or that it isn’t a major piece of traditional cooking.

He certainly serves mountains of fresh pasta in his restaurants.
Posted by pmacneworleans
Member since Dec 2013
2216 posts
Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:17 am to
I haven't been to Dryades in about a year, but he was there then. Definitely still at Farmers Market.
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
12277 posts
Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:30 am to
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He certainly serves mountains of fresh pasta in his restaurants.


At Eataly in NY, he sells mountains and serves all fresh pasta, and it's delicious..
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:27 am to
Yep, for certain shapes and combinations, fresh is traditional (and better).

Locally, good ol' Pizza Delicious makes its own fresh pasta.

If you want to make your own simple egg pasta, I've found it's easiest with a food processor to mix/knead the dough and pasta roller attachments for a mixer (or an electric pasta rolling machine). Hand cranked machines require at least three hands to operate well, so you need another person for the manual kind.

I've used the Kitchen Aid pasta rollers w/good success, as well as the pasta rollers for the Ankarsrum Assistent. The thinner the pasta sheet/skinnier the noodles being cut, the drier the sheet needs to be before cutting.
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
12277 posts
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:46 am to
I was at Eataly a couple weeks ago and had a saffron infused gnocchi dish where they made a tea with the saffron and used the tea as water when making the pasta.. They served Italian sausage with the saffron infused gnocchi and Pecorino Romano cheese. Excellent
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