Food: Pasta

Question 1

Describe the Tagliatelle Pasta with Black Truffle

Answer 1

Thin, hand cut ribbon pasta (semolina and “00” flour, egg yolk, salt). Tossed with butter, minced black truffle, and pecorino tartufo cheese (a black truffle pecorino from sheep’s milk). Shaved black truffle on top.

Question 2

What allergens are in the Tagliatelle dish?

Answer 2

Gluten Allergy- semolina and 00 flour

Dairy Allergy- Butter and Pecorino. (If they have a lactose intolerance, the butter is the allergy but pecorino, being a sheep’s milk cheese does not have lactose.)

Egg Allergy

Question 3

Describe Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

Answer 3

Spaghetti with garlic and olive oil. House made spaghetti (semolina flour and water), toasted garlic, red chili flake, lemon juice, parsley, and topped with fried garlic chips. Manila clams can be added as a supplement.

Question 4

What allergens are in the Spaghetti Aglio e Olio dish?

Answer 4

Gluten Allergy- Semolina flour
Allium Allergy- Garlic
Nightshade Allergy- Red Pepper Flakes
Shellfish Allergy- Clams (Supplement)

Question 5

Describe the Lobster Spaghetti dish.

Answer 5

House-made spaghetti (semolina, saffron and water), tossed with tomato sauce made from lobster jus (lobster shell, garlic, onion, tomato, fennel bulb & white wine), san marzano tomatoes, onions, and garlic, with more saffron. This is finished with a half-lobster (half tail, one claw and knuckle meat), and lobster oil (smoked paprika, lobster shells and sunflower oil.)

Question 6

What allergens are in the Lobster Spaghetti?

Answer 6

Gluten Allergy- Semolina Flour
Shellfish Allergy- Lobster jus, lobster oil, Lobster
Allium Allergy- Garlic, Onion
Nightshade Allergy- Paprika
Seeds / Nuts Allergy- Sunflower oil

Question 7

Describe the Squid Ink Gemelli Pasta with Dungeness Crab.

Answer 7

House-made pasta (semolina, squid ink and water), tossed with fresh Dungeness crab, crushed tomato sauce (Roma tomatoes (strained) onions, garlic, chili flake and EVOO), garlic, rose wine, red chili flake, butter, EVOO and parsley.

Question 8

What allergens are in the Gemelli Pasta?

Answer 8

Gluten Allergy- Semolina Flour
Shellfish Allergy- Crab Meat
Nightshade Allergy- tomatoes, red pepper flake
Allium Allergy- garlic, onions
Dairy Allergy- butter (very small amount)

Question 9

What is our kid’s pasta and how much does it cost?

Answer 9

Spaghetti, cheese and butter. $10

Question 10

Describe the Fusilli Pesto

Answer 10

House-made fusilli (spiral shaped pasta made with semolina flour and water) is tossed with an arugula / pistachio pesto. The pesto is arugula, basil, parsley, pistachio, lemon zest, Parmigiano-Reggiano, roasted garlic and EVOO. Garnished with pistachio breadcrumbs.

Question 11

What allergens are in the Fusilli Pesto?

Answer 11

Gluten- Flour
Nuts/Seeds- Pistachio
Dairy- Parmigiano
Allium- Roasted Garlic

Question 12

Describe the Rigatoni Verde?

Answer 12

House-made rigatoni pasta is made with kale and spinach to dye it green. This pasta is then tossed with a mushroom ragu (mistake mushrooms, brown beech mushrooms, cremini mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, white wine, brown butter and sage)
Then finished with mascarpone cheese, parmigiana reggiano, chives, black pepper.

Question 13

What are the allergens in the Rigatoni Verde?

Answer 13

Gluten Allergy- Semolina flour
Allium Allergy- garlic, chives
Dairy Allergy- mascarpone cheese