Top-down view of pasta in white bowl on marble counter

6/26/2025

There’s only one Italy-approved tortellini machine in the U.S., and it’s in Los Angeles. Elena Valeriote, MA Italian ’19, reports for Forbes on the history of the official tortellini recipe—registered with the town of Bologna in 1965—and the first American restaurant to acquire a pasta-making machine that meets rigorous Italian culinary standards.

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