SFgate: "Unexpected sticker shock hitting California restaurants' humblest dish"

[DrLeftover]

As someone who regularly eats Italian food in Los Angeles (and other California cities), I unfortunately can’t say that I experienced a huge amount of sticker shock, having seen similar prices elsewhere. Instead, I thought to myself, “Are we in the era of $35 pasta?”


It turns out, at many restaurants in California, we are. At A16 in San Francisco, three of the four pastas listed on the online menu are more than $32. San Diego’s Cesarina offers lasagna alla Bolognese for $36 and paccheri with vodka sauce and scampi for $42. At renowned chef Evan Funke’s Los Angeles restaurants, many of the pastas are in the $30-$40 range; same goes for Stella in West Hollywood. And at Flour + Water in San Francisco, ramp caramelle with veal, Tokyo turnip and Parm goes for $35, as does a ricotta gnocchi with lamb, snap peas, sorrel and ricotta salata.

more:

https://www.sfgate.com/california/article/sticker-shock-california-restaurants-pasta-20353722.php