'The Pasta Principle' for April VIE

“Hassan made pasta like an Italian grandmother, with a mound of flour and an egg in the middle. He rolled the dough into sheets like antique linens, so thin you could almost see through to the other side, with a texture that only a handmade object can obtain.

Hassan was my favorite person in a ll of Africa. He was our cook in Mogadishu, Somalia—the only real chef we hired while living in six countries over eighteen years, and he was an expert at feeding an entire family….”

Read more about Hassan and achieving the perfect pasta at home (plus why it’s worth all the effort) in the latest issue of VIE Magazine HERE!