Pasta Remoli AperiPasta & the Big Cheese!

I had the pleasure of being invited to Pasta Remoli to sample their fresh made pasta, Parmigiano Reggiano and Parma ham. Pasta Remoli is an interesting concept as it is a primarily a bar/restaurant but it also sells its pasta as cook at home take out.

On arrival I hit the buffet for a selection of Parma ham themed canapes, grabbing a beer I sat outside to soak up their archetypically Italian relaxed café culture atmosphere. Munching through the little tasty morsels of food the Parma ham was melt in the mouth, a nice contrast to the Iberico ham I have been used to down in Southern Spain. Parma ham is just so very well suited to a variety of starters and canapes as it adds a nice hit of porky umami along with enough saltiness per bite to season up anything it’s paired with. I was soon nudged and told the main event (and main course) was about to happen.

Back inside a hollowed out half block of Parmigiano Reggiano was being attacked by a man with a blow torch…I did pity that cheese as its insides were taken to melting point and that smell of cheese on toast taken to the edge of destruction filled the air. After the inside of the cheese had been sufficiently brutalised, a huge pan of carbonara was poured into it and stirred round and round with great vigour to get that cheesy deliciousness right into the sauce. Delicious it was too…Pasta Remoli’s penne was cooked (for me) perfect al dente and had a rich wonderful flavour. I later had a chat to with the CEO Simone Remoli who explained that to get the pasta right they import every ingredient direct from Italy…including the eggs! He told me they couldn’t match the quality of ingredients from anywhere else to create their pasta. Now that’s commitment. After a fill of Italian food the evening was over too soon and it was time to go home… Check out Pasta Remoli’s website for how you can get that authentic Italian taste. Remember to tell me in the comments below if you have tried their pasta or if you have found a place which does excellent pasta! Michael Robinson