Articles & Reviews: Tasting Table San Francisco article

April 18, 2011 

Noodling Around

Multicourse all-pasta menus at three Bay Area restaurants

No one was happier than we to see carbs come off the forbidden foods list. Well, nobody, that is, except Bay Area chefs who are creating entire pasta tasting menus around noodles of every description....

At San Mateo's Osteria Coppa, chef Chanan Kamen, a Quince veteran, serves a four-course pasta tasting menu (with advance request, $50). Selections change, but we recommend the tajarin, a square noodle slicked with butter and black truffle, and the asparagus-filled tortelloni with smoked trout and freshly grated horseradish.

The classic tagliatelle bolognese is an expert example of this traditional dish: al dente fresh noodles, coated in a robust meat sauce. (Photo: Naseema Khan)

Originated in Piedmont, Italy, meat-filled agnolotti del plin are a labor-intensive filled pasta. (Photo: Naseema Khan)

Osteria Coppa, 139 South B St. (at Second Ave.), San Mateo, 650-579-6021 or osteriacoppa.com