PASTA POMODORO Rolls out NEW menu items, ENHANCED beer & wine program AND REFINED MENU DESIGN IN ALL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESTAURANTS
Collection of modern Italian eateries revitalizes focus on inspired fare, value-oriented wine offerings and local, sustainable purveyors
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—April 28, 2010—Pasta Pomodoro, a collection of modern Italian eateries, continues its gradual revitalization under new ownership as it debuts a new menu in all of its twenty-two Northern California restaurants.
“Our new menu is the first step towards reintroducing Pasta Pomodoro to our guests throughout the Bay Area. We want to build on the success of this collection of family friendly restaurants by focusing on ingredient quality and improving the overall dining experience,” said CEO Matt Janopaul. “The menu provides aspirational direction as to where we are headed as a restaurant group. Our dishes now showcase fresh ingredients from leading local companies such as Niman Ranch, Zoe’s Meats and Belfiore Cheese Company, and reinforce our commitment to providing great value.”
The menu features new, improved and lightened dishes that celebrate Italian favorites, a greater number of vegetarian options, an enhanced wine and beer list with a focus on offerings from small, family-owned wineries and local breweries and fresh ingredients from local purveyors.
Among the many new dishes to the Pasta Pomodoro menu, which are sure to become house favorites, include Vongole, the traditional Italian pasta with linguine, Manila clams, white wine or spicy tomato sauce and fresh parsley, chili flakes and garlic. Pasta Pomodoro has also added a vegetarian version of the classic Pasta P Lasagna made with freshly roasted vegetables as well as an Eggplant Parmigiana, an Italian vegetarian favorite with spicy tomato sauce, provolone, fresh Belfiore mozzarella and fresh basil. With the guest’s well-being in mind, Pasta Pomodoro has also lightened up several menu items including the Limone pasta, offering now a more healthful version of the traditional linguine with lemon and parmesan cream sauce.
Further, all of the Panini sandwiches, served on house-made focaccia, on the Lunch menu have been refined to feature fresh, organic and seasonal ingredients, such as the Pollo Panini with grilled chicken, provolone, organic arugula, sun-dried tomatoes and basil pesto and the Meatball Panini served on house made garlic bread with provolone and spicy tomato sauce.
Pasta Pomodoro continues to offer a selection of wines by the Taste (4 oz), Quartino (8 oz) and Mezzo (16 oz), along with a selection of carefully selected bottled wines with an emphasis on Italian and Cal-Ital varietals. Divided into categories such as “Lush & Round” under the Blanco and “Big & Bold” under Rosso, guests will now easily be able to choose a wine to suit their palate and preference. New wineries featured include family-owned Macchia Winery from Lodi, California, well-known for its award-winning Zinfandels and Fontanafredda located in the heart of Piedmont, Italy. Beer selections now include Northern California favorites such as Trumer Pils and Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, as well as the Italian standard Birra Moretti.
Lastly, restaurant guests will now find a menu with a new shape and size as well as updated graphics and layout. The easy to read menu now features “House Specialties” prominently on the right-hand side of the menu while vegetarian items are easily distinguished by the symbol of a green basil leaf.
ABOUT PASTA POMODORO
Pasta Pomodoro is a collection of 27 modern Italian eateries in California offering a warm, welcoming
dining environment and affordable, contemporary Italian cuisine. For more information, please visit
www.pastapomodoro.com.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT WAGSTAFF WORLDWIDE AT 415.274.2510
Click on the following link for a copy of the Press Release – New Menu
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