With This Ancient Tool, Pasta Comes With Strings Attached

Hand-cut pasta is an art form that should be celebrated.
With This Ancient Tool, Pasta Comes With Strings Attached
Pasta with Calabrian Cream and Crab at Alta Via restaurant in Fox Chapel on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Justin Guido/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS
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Being a mom is a tough job, but it also can come with some amazing perks. That includes terrific gifts on Mother’s Day as tokens of appreciation for everything you’ve done for your kids over the years.

This year, I got an Italian chitarra (pronounced key-TAR-ah). I’ve been eyeing them for years on various Italian cooking websites but never bought one because it seemed an indulgence in a kitchen already outfitted with every imaginable appliance and gadget.

Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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