In the next of our new pasta series, Roman Classics, we’ll cover Amatriciana! Join Chef Leta Merrill as we learn how to take a few simple ingredients and turn them into a deliciously rich and slightly spicy dish.  Join us for a hands-on experience that will leave you with the skills to recreate this classic dish at home.

What to expect:

• Class will include all instruction, tools, recipes and ingredients.

• Our pasta will contain wheat flour, eggs, dairy, tomatoes and pork.  Please contact us before registering if you have an allergy or intolerance to these ingredients.

• There will be some demo, and lots of time for hands-on pasta shaping.

• Wine and beer available for purchase.

• Class will end with a seated meal of pasta, salad, bread. 

About our instructor:

Leta Merrill is a chef, mother, teacher, and pastaia. She discovered her love of pasta as a child over Sunday suppers at her Sicilian great-grandmother’s home. She decided to follow her passion for food and cooking and enrolled at the Oregon Culinary Institute. Upon graduating, she took a job as pasta cook at Union Square Cafe in New York, one of the city’s most popular restaurants. There, she honed her skills, grew a thicker skin, and continued her passion for pasta. Leta now lives in Portland, and spends her time cooking, eating, traveling, teaching pasta workshops, and preparing pasta from her designer kitchen. You can follow her work, sign up for workshops, and order custom pasta via her website and follow her adventures in pasta on Instagram @pastamaia.