Transport Yourself With Gourmet Italian Pasta

Every day can remind you of Italy when you indulge in the gourmet Italian pasta from Williams Sonoma. When you start with incredibly high-quality ingredients and make classic Italian recipes, you can make meals that feel as though they would be served in even the most high-end restaurants. Once you experience the difference gourmet pasta makes, it will be hard to ever go back to inexpensive boxed pasta.

Selecting Your Gourmet Italian Pasta

With so many different pasta varieties showcased throughout this collection, discovering the ones you'll whip up in the comfort of your home really requires checking out the key details of each option, such as:

• Type of Pasta: Stop to consider what types of pasta dishes you like to make at home and look for pasta varieties that will help you complete those recipes. You can purchase a single variety or you can look for one of the larger gift sets that comes with multiple varieties to prepare at home.
• Ingredients: Once you find the variety of pasta you want to use, take a closer look at the ingredients and the nutritional content of the pasta. A good gourmet pasta should have a few basic ingredients and not much else.
• Quantity: Think about how many people you serve and how many meals you wish to prepare and load up your cart with all the pasta you need for delicious meals and maybe even some leftovers, too. 

Completing Your Italian Meal

The pasta you select is just one way to elevate meals with your friends and family. Williams Sonoma has everything you need to prepare for an incredible Italian dinner at home. Shop for pasta sauce, spices, seasonings and even pizza ingredients that are every bit as gourmet as the pasta in this collection. You can even take it a step farther by trying your hand at making your own homemade pasta with a few simple ingredients, a pasta maker and a pasta dryer. There are even pasta attachments for your stand mixer.

Once you experience this gourmet Italian pasta for yourself, Italian dishes will become some of your absolute favorites to make at home. What's more comforting than a steaming, delicious bowl of fresh pasta? Spread the love for pasta to others on your shopping list when you create a thoughtful gift basket by mixing-and-matching all the Italian food essentials available at Williams Sonoma. Once you make Italian dishes at home, consider other types of meals to try at home.