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The Art of Making Ravioli

Sacramento Bee 267,663 10 years ago
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Jim Vinciguerra and his daughter Teresa making ravioli the old fashion way at Vinciguerra Ravioli Co., in Jackson, California. Jim Vinciguerra never got over his grandmother Teresa's ravioli, "the best I've ever tasted." So after a 32 years with the Department of Corrections, he decided to start his own little ravioli company in his hometown of Jackson. He searched high and low for a ravioli press, finally locating one in storage that belonged to a retired Italian deli owner in Stockton. Vinceguerra made him an offer he couldn't refuse and in November 1999 launched Vinciguerra Ravioli Co., where he churns out five kinds of sauce and an equal number of ravioli - 54 to a box - attracting customers from Nevada to San Francisco and beyond. "We've done over 7 million ravioli since 1998," said Vinceguerra, who's in the middle of his busiest season - around Christmas and New Year's, with Easter down the road. Video by Manny Crisostomo [email protected]

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