My first thought around pasta tasting menu is, that’s a lot of carb (and probably rich sauces too). So I dug up some pics of this tasting menu. And its a lot of carb! And this comes from a carb loving person.
That aside, I think my issue with a pasta tasting menu is probably the lack of variety. I mean its all pasta. Kinda like if someone does a tasting menu for burritos, sandwiches, etc. A tasting menu seems a good way, however, to extract more money from customers who may otherwise be happy with a plate of $25 pasta. I am surprised there aren’t more restaurants doing this.
Have you been to Belotti in Oakland? I am curious how the pasta compares. I last went to F+W in 2011 so its challenging to do any meaningful comparison.
