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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels March 9, 2004 Pasta Piatti adds variety By Steve Zimmerman Ashland Daily Tidings When the Pasta Piatti (formerly the Natural Cafe) reopened for business March 1, not only had the name changed but the decor and menu changed. The natural cafe building was remodeled inside and out for its rebirth as the Italian restaurant Pasta Piatti. Satsuki Doi | Ashland Daily Tidings "The first night we had 77 people come in the door," co-owner Lisa Beam said. "It was a soft opening with no publicity." The restaurant is still offering organic foods and natural foods, but has expanded its menu to serve those not inclined to eat heath foods. "We will still have vegan and vegetarian dishes," co-owner Carl Wright said prior to the opening. "In fact we will probably have more vegan and vegetarian dishes than before. But we have had a narrow concept and this is a small town. So we needed to go to a wider concept." Wright and his wife Johanna have taken Beam and her husband Tom, who have 38 years of restaurant experience between them, as partners in the new venture. Tom Beam has been an executive chef and was working as a food purveyor for the restaurant when he and Carl began talking about partnering in the new concept. Among the items on the menu are antipasto, polpette, a cheese tortelina, fetucini alfredo along with many other specialties. Beverages at Pasta Piatti include soft drinks, lemonade, all-natural Italian sodas and organic and non-organic iced teas. The restaurant has wines by the 5-ounce glass or by the bottle, and features a new wine bar. Twenty wines are available by the glass, and bottles range from $14 to $45. Wright said old customers and new ones will love the look and feel of the new restaurant. "This is a wonderful concept for this town," he said. "This will help us serve a broader demographic. Chef Rafael Gonzales will continue as our head chef and he and Tom are working very well together." Hours of the new Pasta Piatti are currently limited to dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Lunch hours (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) will be added soon. For more information, call 488-5493. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams