As Federico Fellini once said
La vita è una combinazione di pasta e magia
Life is a combination of pasta and magic
As chef and owner of Pasta Casalinga in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, Michela Tartaglia incorporates fresh ingredients and her whimsical personality into approachable Italian dishes.
Portrait of Michela Tartaglia in an orange dress.
Michela Tartaglia shows a plate of vegetables.
Michela Tartaglia shows freshly picked flowers

Meet Michela

Pasta is a religion for Michela, learned from her mother at home in Torino and her grandmother at the family’s olive orchard in inland of Naples. After Tartaglia’s sabbatical year in Seattle, it also led to a new life, as local produce and pristine seafood replaced the classics texts of her academic career. In 2018, she opened Pasta Casalinga, a casual lunch counter, using simple recipes that embrace local culture and reflect Michela herself: rooted in Italy, passionate about the Pacific Northwest, and, above all, fun.

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Portrait by Kyle Johnson
Michela Tartaglia in her Pasta Casalinga shop in Seattle.
A dish of fresh pasta made by Michela Tartaglia.
Fresh pasta made by Michela Tartaglia.

Pasta Casalinga

Pasta Casalinga features housemade pasta in rustic dishes that spotlight Pacific Northwest ingredients. Cook and owner Michela Tartaglia’s playful creativity and deep Italian culinary roots showcase seriously good food, without taking anything too seriously.
The lively lunch counter, perched over the Atrium in Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market, uses the same seasonal, local produce, seafood, and meat as sold in nearby stalls.
Michela weaves elk into ragù and dresses spaghetti alla chitarra with local sea urchin, keeping Pasta Casalinga’s small menu exciting. Though dishes change every few weeks, the unique mix of Italian style and local flavor stays the same – as does the signature lasagna.

Location

93 Pike Street #201

Seattle, WA 98101

Opening Hours

Mon – Sun

11am > 4:45pm

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Cookbook

Michela Tartaglia, the cook and owner of Seattle’s Pasta Casalinga, cooks like she assembles an outfit: using her natural Italian style to pick things that reflect her colorful personality. In Pasta for All Seasons, she shares vivid stories and creative recipes that combine her Italian culinary heritage with the Pacific Northwest’s bounty.

Pasta for All Seasons

Dishes that celebrate the flavors of Italy and the bounty of the Pacific Northwest

22.95$

Product Details
Hardcover
Published by Sasquatch Books
May 02, 2023
176 pages - 6-3 / 4 x 8
ISBN 9781632174277
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Front page of the book Pasta Casalinga, by Michela Tartaglia.
Last page of the book Pasta Casalinga, by Michela Tartaglia.
Internal page of the book Pasta Casalinga, showing a recipe.
Internal page of the book Pasta Casalinga, showing a recipe.
Front page of the book Pasta Casalinga, by Michela Tartaglia.
Last page of the book Pasta Casalinga, by Michela Tartaglia.
Internal page of the book Pasta Casalinga, showing a recipe.
Internal page of the book Pasta Casalinga, showing a recipe.

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    A tavola non si invecchia
    One does not grow old at the dinner
    A tavola non si invecchia
    One does not grow old at the dinner