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Organic Heirloom Tomatoes are now in season… Time to update our Summer Seasonal Menu!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new Summer Special Menu! The menu showcases in-season, fresh and local ingredients such as organic heirloom tomatoes from Capay Farms and green beans from Dwelley Farms. We’re also featuring fresh local Halibut as well as artisan pork from American Homestead Farms. For starters, enjoy our seasonal heirloom tomato salad that features blue cheese from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company. For our guests who crave “spicy”, we have created an amazing vegetarian pasta entrée called “Linguine Calabrese al Verde”. This dish is not to be missed. Enjoy linguine with mild calabrese chili sautéed with a medley of fresh vegetables. Our “second course” entrees include “Costine al Caffe”, which features coffee rubbed St. Louis cut pork ribs form American Homestead Farms served with sautéed Dwelly Farms green beans. We’re also offering our summer inspired “Halibut Panzanella”, which is fresh grilled local halibut served over an organic heirloom tomato bread salad.  And for the “sweet course”, try our “Crostata di Miele”, which is a flaky pastry filled with caramelized Granny Smith apples!

For the next several weeks, you can find this menu along with a fixed course tasting menu throughout our restaurants in Northern and Southern California.  If you’re feeling adventurous, our Pleasant Hill and San Jose (The Alameda) locations are offering a different seasonal special menu, with items that we are “testing” for future use. If you want to get in on the “testing” or try a different seasonal dish, please visit those locations to see what the Pasta Pomodoro Culinary Team is working on.  We hope you enjoy the new dishes as much as we do and look forward to your feedback!

 

Summer of Special Wine Dinners with LangeTwins

JOIN US FOR A THREE COURSE WINE DINNER!

We will be hosting a 3 course wine pairing dinner at six of our Bay Area locations in August and September. Each course from our new seasonal menu will be paired with an exceptional wine from the award-winning LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard.

All dinners start at 6:00pm – cost is $36 per person

SAN BRUNO – Wednesday, Aug. 17th, 650-583-6622

VALLEJO – Wednesday, Aug. 24th, 707-557-6100

LAUREL VILLAGE – Wednesday, Sept. 14th, 415-831-0900

STRAWBERRY VILLAGE – Wednesday, Sept. 21st, 415-388-1692

NOE VALLEY – Wednesday, Sept. 28th, 415-920-9904

This is a reservation only event, so call now to reserve your spot!

 

Guest suggestions lead to the launch of Call Ahead Seating!

Based on recent guest feedback, we have recently launched “call ahead seating” for our restaurant waiting lists… Here’s how it works — call your neighborhood Pasta P and if we’re currently running a wait, then ask to be added to the lunch or dinner waiting list… Depending on your drive time, when you arrive at the restaurant your wait should almost be over!  Keep the guest suggestions and feedback coming… Thanks!

 
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Posted by on July 7, 2011 in All locations, News

 

Hello Foodies of Roseville! We have great news, gourmet pizza and Moretti Beer on tap have arrived!

 

 

 

Summer is finally here… Time to celebrate with a new seasonal menu!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our Early Summer Special Menu! The new menu showcases in-season, fresh and local ingredients such as Chioggia beets from Coke Farms and almonds from Alfieri Farms. We’re also featuring artisan meats from Bay Area favorites Mary’s Free Range Chicken and Fra’Mani.  Our seasonal brushetta features Chiogga beets and blue cheese from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company. We have two wonderful pasta entrees — a conchiglie (pasta shells) sautéed with Fra’Mani sausage and fresh rapini as well as a roasted artichoke risotto with Fra’Mani pancetta. Our “second course” entrees include a “Brasato di Pollo”, which features braised Mary’s Free Range Chicken thighs with Castlevrano olives, almonds and honey. This dish is not to be missed. We’re also offering the classic “Vitello Milanese”, a pan-fried parmesan crusted veal cutlet served with an organic baby arugula salad. And for the “sweet course”, enjoy our “Coppa Rabarbaro”, which is a scrumptious dessert of rhubarb compote served over artisan gelato from “La Copa Loca” of San Francisco!

For the next several weeks, you can find this menu along with a fixed course tasting menu throughout our restaurants in Northern and Southern California.  If you’re feeling adventurous, our Pleasant Hill and San Jose (The Alameda) locations are offering a different seasonal special menu, with items that we are “testing” for future use. If you want to get in on the “testing” or try a different seasonal dish, please visit those locations to see what the Pasta Pomodoro Culinary Team is working on.  We hope you enjoy the new dishes as much as we do and look forward to your feedback!

 

Summer (as soon as it arrives) = Wonderful Dry Rose!

For the next installment in our Artisan Wine Project we selected a wonderful Rose from Halter Ranch. Located on the west side of Paso Robles, in California’s Central Coast, the soil from this historic, 900-acre ranch provides ideal conditions for cultivating superior wine grapes and making world-class wines.  The property dates to the 1880s, when it was part of a 3,000-acre ranch owned by Paso Robles pioneer Edwin Smith. The Halter Ranch vineyards are planted with many different grape varieties – both Bordeaux and Rhone-style, plus Zinfandel, Tannat and Tempranillo. The vines are planted on steep, south-facing slopes reaching 1800 feet in elevation and boasting soils rich in limestone, a feature of many of the world’s finest vineyards. This dry rose is a blend of classic Southern Rhône varietals (43% Grenache, 42% Syrah and 15% Mourvèdre) and has flavors and aromas of red cherry and raspberry. As summer arrives, enjoy Halter Ranch in your neighborhood Pasta P for a limited time only!

 

Join us in Pleasant Hill this Wednesday for our next wine dinner with LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyards…

 
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Posted by on May 20, 2011 in News, Pleasant Hill, Wine

 

Mother’s Day is this Sunday… Treat your Mom (i.e. that wonderful woman) to Pasta P this weekend…

We’ve selected one of the best seasonal specials yet… Our Halibut Calabrese is herb crusted and grilled with tomatoes, garlic, black olives and drizzled with balsamic vinegar… Served on organic spinach, order this entrée for lunch or dinner… Weather permitting, we will have fresh local halibut for the entire weekend!

 

Celebrate Easter with us this weekend!

 
 

The rain has finally stopped! It’s time for Spring! Enjoy our new Seasonal Specials menu!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our Early Spring Seasonal Special Menu! The new menu showcases in-season, fresh and local ingredients such as cauliflower and Dungeness Crab. We’re also featuring artisan meats from Bay Area favorites Zoe’s Meats and Fra’Mani.  Enjoy our hearty soup made with heirloom Scarlet Runner Beans on those rainy spring days and evenings. Our “second course” entrees include a wonderful roasted cauliflower risotto and a linguine with fresh Dungeness Crab. For the meat lovers, we have rich braised short ribs served over fettuccine.  Try the ribs with a glass or bottle of “un4seen”, our current Artisan Wine. And finally for the “everything goes better with bacon” crowd, we’re pleased to offer a Zoe’s meats bacon sundae with vanilla gelato!  That’s right a bacon sundae!  Try it and you’ll be back!

For the next several weeks, you can find this menu along with a fixed course tasting menu throughout our restaurants in Northern and Southern California.  If you’re feeling adventurous, our Pleasant Hill and San Jose (The Alameda) locations are offering a different seasonal special menu, with items that we are “testing” for future use. If you want to get in on the “testing” or try a different seasonal dish, please visit those locations to see what the Pasta Pomodoro Culinary Team is working on.  We hope you enjoy the new dishes as much as we do and look forward to your feedback!

 
 
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