Italian chef

**Magicme** · 26/09/2007, 10:09 AM

Noting to do with the football but wanted to know if there was a way of getting in touch with the Italian Chef that works at the complex. A nice guy and I think he might be able to help me track down some pasta flour for my son.

Also wondering if any of you know if there is a shop in Mick's Italian Quarter in Dublin that would sell it? Having no luck getting it anywhere and my son is sick of sieving flour 3 times when making home made pasta!

**noby** · 26/09/2007, 10:20 AM

What flour are you looking for? I just use Strong, but I'm sure you should be able to pick up type 00 in a more specialised shop.

**Magicme** · 26/09/2007, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by noby

What flour are you looking for? I just use Strong, but I'm sure you should be able to pick up type 00 in a more specialised shop.

Yeah its the Tipo 00 flour we are looking for. He is sick of sieving the other stuff. Spent ages yesterday in Dundalk & Drogheda trying to track some down. Gonna check with the Italian restaurant in Monaghan too but just hoping to find a good source of it.

He is planning on making a little gourmet gift basket for his grandparents & other family members for christmas including some home made pasta. Also some of his yummy pasta sauces and some choc brownies will be included.

**Ash** · 26/09/2007, 10:31 AM

For me, home made pasta means buying
a bag of penne and cooking it at home

**Magicme** · 26/09/2007, 10:43 AM

yeah same with me until Dylan discovered Jamie!

**noby** · 26/09/2007, 11:05 AM

I use Strong flour and never (or usually don't) bother to sieve it. Certainly not three times. Does he have a pasta machine? I do plenty of rolling and folding on the thickest level before I get going, and never have any problems.