DAY, TOMORROW AT 10 A.M. ON
"LIVE IN THE D."
TATI?
>> Tati: WHEN YOU’RE READY TO TAKE PASTA NIGHT UP SEVERAL
TAKE PASTA NIGHT UP SEVERAL
NOTCHES, WE’VE GOT AN EASY WAY
TO COOK UP FLAVORS LIKE A
PROFESSIONAL CHEF AND IT TAKES
ONLY 3 MINUTES.
THERE’S A LOCAL COMPANY WHOSE PASTA IS MORE THAN THAT YOU’RE
PASTA IS MORE THAN THAT YOU’RE
USED TO FINDING THE AVERAGE
STORE.
THIS WILL HELP YOU CELEBRATE
NATIONAL PASTA DAY THIS
SATURDAY.
MONIQUE FOUNDER OF AL DENTE
PASTA COMPANY IS HERE.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU, I’M SO EXCITED TO
BE HERE!
>> Tati: WE’RE EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
BUSINESS AL DENTE PASTA COMPANY.
>> I STARTED IT 40 YEARS AGO,
WELL 39 1/2 AT THIS POINT.
ANYWAY, SO I LOVE PASTA LIKE
EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTRY LOVES
PASTA, AND THAT’S WHY I LOVE
MAKING PASTA FOR EVERYBODY.
>> Tati: FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T
KNOW, WHAT DOES AL DENTE MEAN?
>> IT MEANS TO THE TOOTH, TENDER
BUT FIRM TO THE TOOTH.
>> Tati: SO WHEN WE COOK IT, WE
DON’T WANT TO OVERCOOK IT.
>> CORRECT.
>> Tati: IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IN-DEMAND FOOD PRODUCTS.
IN-DEMAND FOOD PRODUCTS.
WHY DO YOU THINK SO MANY HAVE
GRAVITATED TOWARD IT?
>> IT’S VERSATILE.
YOU CAN TAKE ANYTHING IN YOUR
FRIDGE OR PANTRY AND CREATE A
MAIN DISH.
PASTA IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU.
KIDS LOVE IT, PARENTS LOVE IT.
SINGLE PEOPLE LOVE IT.
I THINK IT’S THE PERFECT FOOD.
>> Tati: I AGREE WITH YOU.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR PASTA.
IT COOKS IN JUST 3 MINUTES, I
UNDERSTAND?
>> THAT’S CORRECT.
AND OUR NEW TAG LINE IS ACTUALLY
PASTA FOR EVERY TASTE AND
LIFESTYLE.
WE’VE BEEN RESPONDING TO TRENDS
SINCE THE BEGIN.
WE HAVE OUR CLASSIC PASTAS THAT
MOST PEOPLE KNOW, A LOT OF
STORES AROUND MICHIGAN, BUT EVEN
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
MORE RECENTLY, WE HAVE
INTRODUCED SOME PLANT-BASED
PASTAS THAT ARE ALSO GLUTEN-FREE
AND VEGAN AND ORGANIC.
SO THAT’S BEEN A REAL SUCCESS.
AND ANOTHER ONE THAT IS JUST OFF
THE CHARTS SUCCESSFUL IS OUR
CARBONARA PASTA, LOWER IN CARBS
AND LOWER IN CALORIES.
THOSE IN THE WEIGHT WATCHERS
COMMUNITY ARE GOING BALLISTIC
FOR THIS ONE AND DIABETICS ALSO
REPORT THAT IT’S A PASTA THAT
DOESN’T SPIKE THEIR SUGARS.
WE ALSO HAVE THESE ADORABLE
SHAPED PASTAS, A SPINACH
BUTTERFLY, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE
PASTA THAT IS COMPLETELY YOU
UNIQUE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND
WE’VE NAMED IT BONETTI.
AND NAMES WE’VE MADE UP.
SO WE HAVE PASTA FOR EVERY TASTE
AND LIFESTYLE.
AGAIN, LIKE YOU SAID, THEY COOK
IN 3-5 MINUTES.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S RIGHT THERE
FOR YOU.
>> Tati: I LOVE IT!
YOU HAVE A PRO TIP FOR ME FOR
COOKING UP THE PERFECT PASTA
NOODLE AT HOME.
WHAT IS IT?
>> I HAVE A COUPLE.
ONE IS, YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO
SALT THE WATER TO TASTE LIKE THE
SEA TO BRING OUT THE FLAVORS IN
THE PASTA.
ANOTHER TRICK I’VE TAKEN FROM
THE ITALIANS, THE EXPERTS, IS TO
LADLE THE HOT PASTA WATER INTO
YOUR SAUCE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE,
AND THAT WILL HELP BIND YOUR
SAUCE.
YOU WANT TO TEST YOUR PASTA,
LIKE IF IT’S 3 MINUTES OR 5
MINUTES, GIVE IT A QUICK TASTE.
SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE
LONGER TO BE AT YOUR TASTE
LEVEL.
I MEAN, I HAVE A LOT OF OTHER
TIPS, BUT I DID PUT ON OUR
WEBSITE, I PUT IT UP YESTERDAY,
SO THAT ANY OF YOU COULD GO TO
OUR WEBSITE AND I PUT SOMETHING
CALLED TIPS FOR PERFECT PASTA.
>> Tati: I LOVE IT.
>> I LISTED MANY OF THEM.
>> Tati: SO GIVE US YOUR WEBSITE
REALLY QUICKLY.
>> ALDENTEPASTA.COM.
>> Tati: THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON THE