The Pasta Lady

by briarcliff, June 6, 2009 | Permalink

One of the great things about managing a Whole Foods Market is the freedom it allows to be an entrepreneur.  The freedom to manage your business the way in which you believe ultimately supports the Core Values of the company.  We at the Briarcliff location believe that one way to do that is to support our local growers and producers

Personally, I have been a huge fan of Via Elisa Pasta for a number of years.  I’ve met Elisa Gambino many times at local events where she was supplying her pasta or attending because the event aligned with her business and beliefs.  At the most recent South Face Visionary Dinner we started talking about her pasta truck.  For those who do not know, Elisa takes her truck to Atlanta neighborhoods and sells pasta directly to the customers in the community.  I never thought of doing this at the Briarcliff Whole Foods Market since we sell her pasta inside the store, but on this particular night the light bulb went off and the idea came together; Elisa and I agreed to her coming to the store’s parking lot to sell pasta directly to our customers and to folks driving by. For those of you who do not know Via Elisa Pasta I have to tell you that I find it hard to believe it possible that it is not the best pasta available outside of some grandmother in Italy’s kitchen.  It is a silky, billowy, bit of heaven.  Whether it be ravioli filled with porcini mushroom, or sweet potato gnocchi, this pasta is like the dream that you do not want to wake up from.  To those of you who do know Via Elisa Pasta, we would like to invite you to come and meet or talk to Elisa and see if she has any special treats on the truck that you may not have tried. Then of course, come inside and pick out the perfect bottle of wine to accompany your pasta. 

Elisa will be at the store today (Saturday, June 6^th) at 2:30pm so don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to get the world’s greatest pasta straight from the lady who makes it, The Pasta Lady, Elisa Gambino.  Thanks for your gift Elisa.

One Response to “The Pasta Lady”

1. decaturwineandfooddude Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 10:07 am

   thanks for the reminder.
   Elisa’s pasta is the bomb.
   Love it.

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