Pasta Pomodoro

Without further ado: my greatest hit, the dish I’m asked to trot out everywhere I go. What makes my version of the most classic Italian pasta preparation so crave-able is, I think, that it’s the sum of a lot of parts treated with respect: the truly fresh tomatoes, the unhurried 45-minute cook time, and the inclusion of butter, which rounds out the acidity of the tomatoes and olive oil in the finish. (Finishing pasta with a touch of butter is a trick from restaurant kitchens that’s easy to d