Nothing’s more comforting then a big bowl of carbs. We’re not picky about where they come from, to be honest, but it’s a nice treat to cozy up to some homemade noodles—if you know where to find them. We scoped out four places in town where you can scoop up noodles from scratch.
Marcello’s Cafe
The recently returned Italian bistro prides itself on upscale rustic dishes and from-scratch ingredients, including the pasta that lays the foundation for many dishes on the menu. Cooks at Marcello’s make the rough, thick pasta (known as “hand-torn pasta) featured in the pork cheek stracci pictured above.
Soji
Chef Ryan André and his crew are very particular about the dishes served up at Soji, the latest Asian fusion destination in Mid City. Here, the team hand-makes both ramen and rice noodles for their noodle plates and ramen bowls, using a combination of baking soda, water and bread flour for the ramen and a rice flour base for the rice noodles.
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Nino’s Italian
Nino’s entire philosophy is based around serving only the freshest, most locally sourced, most purely organic ingredients, so it’s no surprise that the kitchen is a fan of hand-making pasta. Just about every dish at Nino’s—even an impromptu Spaghetti Peperoncino made for our December 2017 issue—is touched by scratch-made pasta, from the snail shell-shaped lumache in the pescatore pesto to the ribbon-shaped pappardelle to ravioli to spaghetti.
D’Agostino Pasta Company
If you’re looking to cook your own fresh pasta at home, D’Agostino is the place to go. The small manufacturer of scratch-made pasta sells nearly a dozen dried varieties from alligator and fleur de lis shapes to lasagna and rotini, and you can find it in dishes at DiGiulio Brothers, Fresh Kitchen, The Little Village, Palermo Ristorante, Juban’s, the Baton Rouge Country Club and both City Pork locations. If you’re making it at home, keep in mind it’s fresher than store-bought varieties, so it cooks faster.
Know of another restaurant in Baton Rouge serving up homemade noodles? Tell us about it in the comments!