pasta

Prix Fixe Worth the Price at A Voce

by Casey Barber March 5, 2010

“For the past year or so, the restaurant has instituted a daily $29 three-course lunch special, an actual well-thought-out menu rather than the cheap-to-serve stuff like a boring green salad and a chicken entree.”

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The How-To Kitchen: Homemade Pasta

by Casey Barber October 2, 2009

“Start to finish, the entire process takes about an hour (plus drying time for the finished strands), and you’ll wonder what took you so long to try it out.”

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Why Do Italians Eat Pasta on Sunday?

by Danielle Oteri September 9, 2009

Italian-Americans are well known for keeping the pasta sabbath. Every Sunday around 2:00 or 3:00 pm, the whole family (and likely some extra cousins) will sit down for a big pasta meal. This is the way it has been done for most first- and second-generation Italian families. But this modern life makes it hard to [...]

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Spaghetti Smackdown: Lupa vs. Malatesta

by Casey Barber August 24, 2009

“Lupa regularly hits you with a two-hour wait. Even on a Tuesday night. Thus, I end up eating there about once a year when I can fit in a late-day lunch (Lupa serves all day from noon to midnight). So what’s the alternative when you just want a big bowl of good mac on a weeknight without selling your soul? Malatesta Trattoria on Washington Street offers up homemade spaghetti alla chitarra, tagliatelle, gnocchi, piadini, and more with little wait and twice the service.”

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No-Fail Spaghetti Carbonara

by Casey Barber July 22, 2009

” Make it for one when you’re needing a pick-me-up, make it for two when you want to thank your husband for tiling the basement steps without your help, make it for four when you want to thank your husband, your dad-in-law, and your uncle-in-law for rewiring the basement and foyer lighting without your help.”