Comments on: “pasta, passion and the american dream” http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/ Musings on pasta and life... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Elizabeth http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-78 Elizabeth Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:18:08 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-78 What an amazing story! I've been eating the pasta for years (thanks, Mom!) but never really thought about the story behind it. You tell it really inspiringly. Maybe I'll try to start my own company some day! It was great to meet you at the Produce Station. Thanks for the deliciococoius pasta!!! What an amazing story! I’ve been eating the pasta for years (thanks, Mom!) but never really thought about the story behind it. You tell it really inspiringly. Maybe I’ll try to start my own company some day! It was great to meet you at the Produce Station. Thanks for the deliciococoius pasta!!!

]]> By: camille Buzy http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-16 camille Buzy Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:51:26 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-16 Monique, It is always so cool to hear the all aldente pasta story! It is just great! but we don't have any aldente pasta left, so we are waiting to share another meal together ! gros bisous Monique,

It is always so cool to hear the all aldente pasta story! It is just great!
but we don’t have any aldente pasta left, so we are waiting to share another meal together !
gros bisous

]]> By: DUBACQ http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-14 DUBACQ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:36:07 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-14 Hello Monique, Very instructive ; unfortunately, pasta 'Al Dente' aren't sold in France. Wee didn't totally know the Al Dente's story and so your personaly's story as well as this ! A great 'Bonjour' of France for all your famiiy : you and Dennis, Denise of course and Nanette and others bothers and sisters ... Pascal and my daugther Céline with me at the moment .... Hello Monique,

Very instructive ; unfortunately, pasta ‘Al Dente’ aren’t sold in France.
Wee didn’t totally know the Al Dente’s story and so your personaly’s story as well as this !

A great ‘Bonjour’ of France for all your famiiy : you and Dennis, Denise of course and Nanette and others bothers and sisters …

Pascal and my daugther Céline with me at the moment ….

]]> By: Joel BERTRAND http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-11 Joel BERTRAND Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:11:32 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-11 Hello Monique and Dennis, When I was young, one of my favorite time was when our frind Giovanni would be coming and cooking a pasta asciuta at home. He was slaving away in France, far away from his home in Italia, and living in barracks among other immigrant workers, that were following the building sites. I guess it was part of my mother's communist views as well as the expression of her nostalgy to give everyone, including her children, this kind of concrete experience of humanity and solidarity. Vive les pâtes ! Bravo Monique and Dennis for Al Dente Inc and for this Blog ! Joël (from France) Hello Monique and Dennis,
When I was young, one of my favorite time was when our frind Giovanni would be coming and cooking a pasta asciuta at home. He was slaving away in France, far away from his home in Italia, and living in barracks among other immigrant workers, that were following the building sites. I guess it was part of my mother’s communist views as well as the expression of her nostalgy to give everyone, including her children, this kind of concrete experience of humanity and solidarity. Vive les pâtes !
Bravo Monique and Dennis for Al Dente Inc and for this Blog !
Joël (from France)

]]> By: Jim Kruz http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-9 Jim Kruz Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:39:01 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-9 And I thought I already knew the Al Dente story since I was around when you started it!!! What a great way to launch your new blog, which is yet another way to share in the fun!. Honestly Monique, It's truly been a joy to have participated in the growth of Al Dente from the very beginning-- from bagging pasta with you at Complete Cuisine at 3 or 4 in the morning after closing the Blind Pig, to having been so lucky to be the photographer that took your first product shots! I love you and your family, and like so many, I love your fabulous Al Dente pasta! Jim And I thought I already knew the Al Dente story since I was around when you started it!!! What a great way to launch your new blog, which is yet another way to share in the fun!. Honestly Monique, It’s truly been a joy to have participated in the growth of Al Dente from the very beginning– from bagging pasta with you at Complete Cuisine at 3 or 4 in the morning after closing the Blind Pig, to having been so lucky to be the photographer that took your first product shots! I love you and your family, and like so many, I love your fabulous Al Dente pasta!

Jim

]]> By: Pickles http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-8 Pickles Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:23:57 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-8 WOW, Monique (and Denny)! What a cool and inspiring story. Before I met you I was not a big home cooked pasta fan. After giving up for a while, I tried eating your pasta, I am a convert and can't wait to try different recipes! I loved the one with the ham and peas! WOW, Monique (and Denny)! What a cool and inspiring story. Before I met you I was not a big home cooked pasta fan. After giving up for a while, I tried eating your pasta, I am a convert and can’t wait to try different recipes! I loved the one with the ham and peas!

]]> By: Lynn Yates http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-7 Lynn Yates Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:53:13 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-7 Very cool, Monique! I could hear your voice and excitement while reading the story. I had no idea of how Al Dente began, and I really enjoyed reading the tale. You have a great voice for writing as well as a beautiful heart. Very cool, Monique! I could hear your voice and excitement while reading the story. I had no idea of how Al Dente began, and I really enjoyed reading the tale. You have a great voice for writing as well as a beautiful heart.

]]> By: Matthew http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-6 Matthew Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:57:24 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-6 Holy Toledo, what an Uncle Wiggily story! I am so grateful to have seen a few of the chapters as they have unfolded, and just wrote to wish you continued success, a happy sister, and an unending series of new chapters. We love you [and your pasta] and want you to know that the world is truly a better [tasting] place because of Al Dente. Matthew Holy Toledo, what an Uncle Wiggily story!

I am so grateful to have seen a few of the chapters as they have unfolded, and just wrote to wish you continued success, a happy sister, and an unending series of new chapters.

We love you [and your pasta] and want you to know that the world is truly a better [tasting] place because of Al Dente.

Matthew

]]> By: Esther Kirshenbaum http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-4 Esther Kirshenbaum Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:32:02 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-4 Hi Monique and Dennis, I remember when you were first choosing your logo. The next thing I knew I saw your product in Dean and Deluca in NYC. Of course "next thing" was years of sweat and toil. Just the other day I saw you talking about your sauces to a little crowd at the Plum grocery. You never stop. Your work ethic gives a whole new meaning to lifting oneself up by one's own bootstraps. Esther Hi Monique and Dennis,
I remember when you were first choosing your logo. The next thing I knew I saw your product in Dean and Deluca in NYC. Of course “next thing” was years of sweat and toil. Just the other day I saw you talking about your sauces to a little crowd at the Plum grocery. You never stop. Your work ethic gives a whole new meaning to lifting oneself up by one’s own bootstraps.
Esther

]]> By: arborbeading http://aldentecanoodler.com/2008/03/30/it%e2%80%99s-a-long-story-there%e2%80%99s-no-way-around-it-now-you%e2%80%99ll-see-why-i-take-a-deep-breath-every-time-someone-asks-%e2%80%9chow-did-you-start-al-dente%e2%80%9d/#comment-3 arborbeading Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:31:12 +0000 http://aldentecanoodler.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-3 FINALLY, the WHOLE story!! I think I've only heard bits and pieces over the 10(?) years that I've known you! Nicely done, Monique....I look forward to future entries! Christine FINALLY, the WHOLE story!! I think I’ve only heard bits and pieces over the 10(?) years that I’ve known you! Nicely done, Monique….I look forward to future entries!
Christine

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