A few months ago, I was wading through past lives at the Alemany Flea Market inspecting carpets and shimmy shams and bits and baubles and too many vases to count. A severe case of attention deficit disorder set in and we were just about to leave when something sparkled in my mind's eye. In that moment of clairvoyance I noticed a vintage pasta maker that someone's Italian grandmother must have cranked with gusto – just in need of a spit shine.

Admittedly, it's sat very prettily (and dustily) in my kitchen ever since, not being of much use at all. Seems a damn shame, especially since my former Italian roommate made the whole pasta making process look so easy – he would churn out fettuccine just as fast as we could help him eat it. 

In a lucky turn of events, Urban Kitchen's line-up came out yesterday, and I signed up for their Fresh Pasta & Ricotta making class at the Ferry Building. With dough-to-go, I'll have no excuse not to try-this-at-home. Start boiling the water!

Photo by Yarden Sachs on Flickr