THE ORIGIN STORY
My love for food started with my grandmother. As a third-generation Italian American, spending time in her kitchen and visiting family in Italy sparked an early love for quality pasta and Italian food culture. Pastanauts is my way of bringing that genuine appreciation to our local community.
A CORPORATE DETOUR
I spent over 15 years working in the food industry before taking a detour into the corporate office world. But sitting behind a desk, I found myself still itching to cook. The gravitational pull of the kitchen was simply too strong to ignore. I had to get back to what I loved.
THE APPALACHIAN FUSION
The fusion is right there in every strand: 100% Italian durum wheat semolina imported from Italy, married with pure Berkeley Springs water from right here in West Virginia. Just two ingredients—small-batch, fresh, and free of preservatives and additives. From local farmers markets to our very first storefront at Bushel & Peck, it's out-of-this-world pasta made with down-to-earth ingredients.
Premium ingredients. Authentic Italian heritage. A relentless passion for making people happy through food.
That is the Pastanauts mission. Pastanauts is a true labor of love—and a love of pasta.