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And to thousands and thousands of customers of varying levels of knowledge. Here's one of my most popular menu items that I ran for years in several different restaurants, last time in 2001 at a country club I was running. Pastas pre-cooked to a level where the center of each piece was still dry, drained, oiled, and refrigerated in individual portions. We reheated in boiling water for about 90 seconds. Sauces were poured over or tossed with the pastas, depending on the combination ordered. No one ever asked how we did it. No one ever sent it back. No one ever gave us a bad review for it or questioned the process.
100 COMBINATIONS PASTA AND SAUCE - MIX AND MATCH Design your own choice; order a number from Column "A" and a letter from Column "B". The sauce sets the price.
1. Ziti - pasta tubes long as your pinkie. Means "bridegrooms" in Italian. Go figure. 2. Linguini - like spaghetti but flat 3. Rotini - 2-inch spirals that hold sauce 4. Three-color Fettucine - 1-4 inch wide ribbons of spinach, whole wheat and regular pastas for a pretty and tasty plate 5. Gnocchette - unpronounceable. Thick-walled small shells that catch and hold sauce inside them 6. Farfalle - "butterflies" or "bow ties" delicate and delicious. "Far-fah-leh" 7. Penne rigate - Means "quills with grooves" - 1-4 inch tubes, 1 1-2 inches long with shallow grooves to hold the sauce 8. Occhi di Lupo - means "wolves' eyes." Huh? Luscious little discs of pasta. 9 Tortellini - Cheese-filled pastas twisted into the familiar shape. 10. Ravioli - Square pillows of pasta with a cheese and herb filling.
A. Ham and Mushroom Sauce - ham shreds and mushrooms in a light cream sauce B. Marinara sauce - a basic tomato sauce with herbs and a dash of olive oil C. White shrimp sauce - thick, rich, creamy sauce with tender, tiny shrimp D. Light vegetable sauce - lots of veggies in no-fat, thickened chicken broth E. Vodka sauce - chunky tomatoes, herbs, cheeses and a good slosh of vodka F. Meat sauce - lots of little chunks of chopped beef in a thick tomato sauce G. Alfredo - with cream, parmesan cheese, butter and white wine H. Pesto - parmesan cheese, fresh basil, oil and walnuts smoothly ground together I. Fra Diavolo - literally, "Brother of the devil." Hot, spicy tomato sauce with clams, mussels, fish and shrimp J. Caviar - red and black caviar scattered over a cream, cheese and butter sauce
Skate Wings 8233aem Right. It would be a country club renowned for its food. I would certainly hope you didn't injure your fastidious pinkie on the way out. I truly wish you knew what you were...
Skate Wings 8235Bob (this one) So you buttert five more times that restaurants don't cook pasta to order, and you argue at great length that in your...
I think maybe you didn't deal with the problem.
I had my first restaurant job when I wasn't even a teenager. Worked at it through high school and college. Later, I studied in Europe. I ran my own operations, a large resort, two different country clubs and the operations of my consulting clients. In aggregate, I think the people who own the other facilities know more than both of us. I did just fine with them and, in every case, built the businesses.
Right. So did you ever figure out how to cook pasta from scratch and run a restaurant that also served other foods to a crowd that filtered in at different times? I'll wait...
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Skate Wings 8234aem further is that it's all but impossible to find that restaurant. Beyond that, I've explained *why* it virtually never happens and you've blithely skipped right past that without recognizing its...
