Located just outside of Davis Square, Dave's Fresh Pasta is a specialty food and wine shop featuring delicacies including handmade pasta, ravioli and sauces. This establishment offers prepared foods and sandwiches, as well as a selection of imported groceries including oils and cheeses.
The atmosphere of Dave's is friendly and welcoming, with cheerful staff offering their services and suggestions to customers. The establishment offers a huge menu of specialty sandwiches, ranging from traditional choices such as turkey and tuna to more original items, such as an avocado BLT. Veggie sandwiches and a build-it-yourself menu are also available.
Dave's also offers raw pastas and sauces to create a delicious, handmade meal at home. Pastas are available in several flavors, including traditional flavors such as egg, pepper, tomato and spinach. Dave's also offers a specialty pasta menu with more unique flavors, ranging from fresh herb to squid ink.
The grocery selection at Dave's includes imported beer and wine, as well as an ever expanding selection of cheeses, olives, chocolates, meats and other unique food items. Dave's also offers catering, wine tastings and cooking classes.
Deano's has been crafting bulk portions of homemade pasta since 1947. Working mainly with caterers and restaurant services, Deano's is open to the public and does do business with those wishing to cook for large tables. Picking up where his grandfather left off, Dean Matarazzo's wholesale business specializes in stuffed pasta in huge portions.
Mama Rosie's Ravioli products are sold to commercial clients and are available in local grocery stores. This office handles shipping, receiving and accounting for the business. Owner Nick Sardo is the grandson of Rosina Sardo, a.k.a "Mama Rosie."
This family-owned grocery store stocks specialty foods from around the globe, with an emphasis on Italian foods and take-home meals. Shelves of high-quality and rare olive oil, cases of artisan cheeses and meats, stacks of exotic chocolate (some even made with Earl Grey tea) and massive jars of various truffles line the walls. Floor-to-ceiling cool cases keep house-made pasta sauces, stuffed ravioli and gnocchi fresh, and fresh-baked cannoli fill hulking glass containers.
A huge chart above the register lists the ingredients of every homemade pasta and the best way to cook each kind. Or if you prefer your meal ready-to-go, housemade entrees such as flat-bottomed meatballs, duck and squash lasagna or Argentine empanadas are sold. Occasional cooking classes share Capone family kitchen secrets.
Insider info: Various Capone products are used across the street at Bloc 11 coffee shop.
