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The home-style pastificio of La Pasta di Aldo can be found in the medieval village of Monte San Giusto in the Macerata Province part of the famous shoe district. This artisanal pasta is produced at the hand of Maria Alzapiedi and her husband Luigi Donnari. Only the very best local ingredients are sourced, such as the carefully selected free range eggs and a very strict system of production is followed. They wake at dawn to start kneading and stretching the day's pasta dough which is a maximum output of 120kg, which needs to hang dry for a long time; night after night they attentively watch the pasta to judge the exact moment for the pasta to reach the perfect consistency. The most popular pasta shapes are 'Chitarrine', 'Tagliatelle', 'Pappardelle', 'Farrine', 'Fillini' and 'Saracene' but Maria is always working on new and innovative shapes ...
Via Mariano Pallottini
