Members’ Spotlight
How would you describe your company in 3 words and why? THE ITALIAN WAY At PAZTA, you can enjoy the exact same dishes that you can savour in Venice, Bologna, Rome, Naples or Palermo. PAZTA commissions top-class chefs and suppliers in Italy to make its products when fresh ingredients are in season, which is how PAZTA is able to serve such high-quality, consistent food at such affordable prices.
12 − Members’ Spotlight
Finding the right Italian ingredients overseas is not easy. Even when they can be found, they are rarely of the highest quality. PAZTA has no need to compromise on the origins and quality of its ingredients because these are sourced when they are in season in Italy. There are limits to what individual chefs can do, but PAZTA can access all the best regional specialities from specialised chefs all over Italy. In fact, one of PAZTA’s goals is to showcase the more unusual, cultural aspects of the products that Italy has to offer. For example, Bologna’s lasagna is different from Genoa’s lasagna which is different from Naples’ lasagna… so PAZTA gives you the chance to sample and compare all of them, by serving all three together.
Tell us about a successful project that PAZTA runs. The logistic challenge we face in order to serve real Italian food the Italian way is enormous, but it is worth it. The experience at PAZTA isn’t so much about which dishes we make but how they have always been made. Long before farm-to-table was fashionable, this way was the standard, day-to-day way of things in Italy, with Italian families dedicating great attention to the finest details of how to use the right ingredients, techniques and ways of preparing food that make all the difference in the final dish, from town to town, region to region.
