Adore October 2019

Restaurants reached out and asked her if she would be interested in becoming their full time Pasta Lady, a necessary position to handle the sheer amount of pasta needed across their properties. She officially started in January 2018. "I didn't have any training, but I have a desire and a good attitude. I was always willing and happy to be there, which is partly the reason I think they thought of me." Standing at 4 feet 11 & ¾ inches, Gaudé uses a step stool while operating Stella, her red Arcobaleno pasta making machine. (It costs more than a car.) The ingredients are simple: flour and water, and liquids are added if the pasta is flavored. "I was definitely given recipes in the beginning," she explains. "But since then, I've gotten to develop my own recipes. I can now say 'Hey, I want to make this basil pasta,' or 'I want to make a lemon pepper pasta.' I make the recipes on my own, test it, and walk around the office asking anyone to test my noodles." She successfully created a gluten-free pasta, comprised from rice and corn flour, Xanthan gum (a thickening agent), and salt. "Most of the

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