Carosello Pasta

In our last post, we mentioned surprises… well, surprise! We’re making sandwiches! Starting today to celebrate four years in business and continuing on Saturdays to start. We’ll announce an official schedule when we have it. Today, we’ve got two options: mortadella, stracciatella (made in house!), local greens OR taggiasche olive, pecorino toscano spread, mama lil’s hot peppers & local greens. All on schiacciata made in house. As of posting this, we have limited availability (thanks for a great morning!) but more to come! Aperitivo hour is still on, too! 2-4pm! We love you, Dexter! 🎈

In solidarity with the national shutdown, with Minnesota, and with immigrants across the country, we will be donating 100% of today’s profits to .

As another year comes to an end, we’re reflecting on the last twelve months and even further back to the beginning, and we are still absolutely flabbergasted by what this space has become. 

When we signed the lease on a commercial property, we had every intention of being a wholesale dried pasta company. We were concerned with access to 3 phase power, a good loading area, a good price and little else –  certainly not our visibility as a brick and mortar. 

But our space had a small retail area already carved out, so why not put in a fresh pasta counter and a few shelves? Mike would be in the back making pasta and shuffle up front when someone were to walk in – maybe a few times per day? I’d handle the books and continue managing our small CSA farm and plant nursery.

Fast forward a few years, and we’re seeing hundreds of you walk through our door every week, while also shipping and delivering dried and fresh pasta to dozens of retailers and restaurants as planned (hoped). 

We’re here as the seasons change, offering plant starts in the spring and heirloom tomatoes in the summer. We’re hand filling ravioli, baking bread, cooking sauce and more. We’re able to support small businesses we admire in a much bigger capacity by giving them space on our shelves. It’s the two of us plus a team of three, and we couldn’t do it without them. A far cry from what we initially conceptualized. 

These walls have provided a place for community and conversation where we bond over our shared love of good food. But as the months (and now years) carry on, we’re watching your kids grow, we’re eager to hear about your projects and how your garden panned out. We talk about your travels, your home remodeling projects, your aging parents, new grandkids, your stressors and uncertainties, too. 

We’re far from perfect and always wanting to do more, to be better. But as another year closes, we’re feeling proud of all that we offer and grateful for all that you give us in return. Thank you for the support and kindness you’ve shown this year and every year. 

Happy New Year. With love & gratitude,
Chelsea + Mike