Since mid-October, Sophia has returned the Toulousains lunch break with Toulouse Pasta Club, a animated counter in the Mediterranean soul. Having become a gourmet mark for some, or the address to be tested absolutely for others, the establishment inspires dolce vita ...
The counter culture H2>
outing of the Saint-Cyprien metro, it is enough to sink slightly on the main avenue Direction Patte d'Oie Étienne Billières, the big capitals red letters of the facade of Toulouse Pasta Club . Behind his window, facing the street, Sophia, the embodiment of the place, in full kneading of the pasta of the day . Passers -by stop and observe, whereas it is enough to push the door to be able to taste them. Some have understood this.
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Two months, Toulouse Pasta Club was able to find its customers, displaying complete every midday , Tuesday to Saturday. An starter/dish/dessert menu, composed systematically pasta , at the price of € 14.50 . " One of my customers calls it the worker menu, I found it funny" is enchanting Sophia. More than affordable prices that delight students, workers or retirees from the neighborhood, "and even people on the right bank ", she is mostly used to it. A counter service that challenges, surprises, and which was missing from Toulousains, according to the crowds.
Rule n ° 1 of the Toulouse Pasta Club: Inbound, a large wall covered with the illustrations of the Toulouse artist under the pseudo @sory_im_leite faces the counter, centerpiece of the establishment . Behind, she shakes up the codes of catering by offering a new way to apprehend it. " I find that we have lost the counter culture, culture found in Italy, Spain or Portugal. I wanted a place where people can come alone, meet. Here we don't necessarily eat sitting, we stroll, we can cut ourselves from bread, and even go behind the counter ", explains Sophia.
Class = "Article-Full__Dia-Infos"> Toulouse Pasta Club, animated counter between Saint-Cyprien and Patte d'Oie span> © Julie Rodriguez It is as with her , her dream hut on Italian lands, where she acquired the traditional practical to shape the dough by hand. She brought the necessary tools, including the guitar dating from the Middle Ages, thanks to which she details the pasta of the day. To read also: Reflets holds the promise of a bistro kitchen with worked and quality products
On the menu that day H2>The guitar strings cut finely cut the pasta for a long time fried and spread by Sophia. spaghetti in a slightly square section, ideal form to accompany them with a cheese sauce , "and absolutely perfect for the recipe that I prepare today, the cacio e pepe " finally reveals Sophia. In his plates, mostly shy -fired or made by Mosselbay ceramist, Sophia has a good dose of her pasta coated by special sauce with 5 peppers . A recipe of aristocratic origin, at the time when pepper, king of spices , was a family makeshift a pledge "hence the expression paying in cash from spices", says Sophia.
were able to savor their entry, a salad traditionally served the day before Christmas in Naples: Insalata di Rinforzo . “A cauliflower salad, which bears the nice name of “ comfort salad ”, as lightness before the meals of generous festivals". Here the cauliflower is cooked while keeping its crunchy appearance, seasoned with capers, anchovies, black olives, dried tomatoes, olive oil and lemon.
The pasta is homemade at the Toulouse Pasta Club span> © Julie Rodriguez span> and finally, the real tiramisu, often (re) asked. But at Toulouse Pasta Club , the card is changing over the seasons . Every morning, Sophia goes to the neighborhood market , to choose her ingredients, who will shape her day menu . For some products, it is directly from Sicily , that she brings them, such as olives, lemon, almonds, or olive oil. “I eat as if I received my friends; And out of the question to serve my friends twice in a row the same dish! ".
2025 in perspective ...
and with her friends, Sophia wants to make the moment last. So In 2025, she decided to extend her offer to the start of the evening , by offering from Wednesday to Friday evening a Bacaro style bar atmosphere . Drinking side, wine, and eating, cicchetti ...
to taste one of the ephemeral E/P/D menus at a price of € 14.50 , the reservation is recommended, via Instagram messaging of the restaurant: @toulousepastaclub
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Practical info span>Place: Toulouse PASTA ClubAddress: span> 25 avenue Etienne Billières, 31300 TOULOUS Class = "Article-Full__GUIDE-ETE-LABEL"> Email/Website: span> https://toulousepastaclub.com/Want to go? span>