Experience, Shop, Cook

 

Ciao! Benvenuti!

My name is Ileana...and in 2016 I left my job in advertising in NYC to pursue my culinary dreams and fresh pasta passion with professional training in Florence & Bologna. I’ve been teaching fresh pasta ever since and would love to share that with you! 

Make pasta with me in Florence, tour the farmer’s market with me and taste Tuscan specialities, find inspiration for seasonal recipes & shop my pasta tools to bring a taste of The Dolce Vita Experience to your casa

EXPERIENCE, SHOP, COOK

Shopping for ingredients at my go to ortolano at the farmer’s market

  • Experience.

    Pasta Making & Farmer’s Market Food Tours in Florence

    Pasta making classes in Florence for foodies and if you love food but don’t like to cook the farmer’s market tour with tastings is for you

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  • Shop.

    Specialty Fresh Pasta Tools #madeinitaly

    Pasta making tools to make the pasta of your dreams

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  • Cook.

    Seasonal Farmer’s Market & Dream Inspired Recipes

    Some recipes with a classic origin, or a not so classic flavors that I woke up dreaming about. Mostly fresh pasta recipes, but always Farmer’s Market forward. There is also a Fresh Pasta Guide in the making for those at home, self-taught, fresh pasta makers

    Recipes

The Fresh Pasta Tool I Can’t Stop Using This Month:

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Brass Round Sunny Ravioli Stamp
$85.00

This ravioli stamp is made of heavy-duty brass for precision in cutting and has a spring expulsion mechanism to assist in cutting, sealing, and in keeping the filling in the center as you shape your pretty round ravioli with a sunny disposition.


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I'd rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0, everything you see I owe to spaghetti

-Sofia Loren

  • Lasagna Bolognese

    There is nothing like a classic lasagna bolognese made with silky sheets of freshly rolled pasta dough, creamy besciamella and ragu that has been simmering for hours

    This is definitely a labor of love that is worth every bite. I always advise working on this over two days but it’s not a bad Sunday dinner situation if you find spending Sundays cooking away as relaxing as it is for me.

    Click to see the recipe details below

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All collections feature made in Italy products by artisans and/or multi-generational family businesses specializing in their craft

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Each product are items I love to use for fresh pasta making, cooking and entertaining

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Fresh Pasta Guide

 

—Learn how to make artisanal fresh pasta

Your guide for tips, different types of doughs and shapes

Recipes.

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