5 Delicious & Delicate Pasta Recipes By The Past King Himself

There's a lot more to pasta than spaghetti and meatballs.

Posted on

29 May 2017

Meet The King Of Pasta: Chef Lorenzo Boni

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If your personal level of happiness is defined by a finger lickin' good delicious bowl of hot pasta then you’ve got to meet chef Lorenzo Boni – the man who deserves to be called the king of everything pasta related.

Currently the Executive Chef at Barilla USA, Lorenzo is a hero for those who like to look at pasta beyond lasagna, spaghetti and mac n cheese. He grew up with a passion for Italian food in Bologna, Italy and continued to explore the rich flavours till he found his one true love for pasta.

Today, he can whip up some crazy amount of pasta in one go.

A post shared by Lorenzo Boni (@cheflorenzoboni) on May 20, 2017 at 9:50am PDT

His Instagram account is a haven for pasta-lovers around the globe.

Filled with gorgeous looking pasta plates in every possible style, it will leave you googling many pasta types that you probably haven’t heard of before.

A post shared by Lorenzo Boni (@cheflorenzoboni) on Feb 25, 2017 at 8:41pm PST

If your pasta vocabulary starts with spaghetti meatballs and ends with fettuccine Alfredo, then keep scrolling to see some of Lorenzo’s signature pasta creations.

A post shared by Lorenzo Boni (@cheflorenzoboni) on Feb 23, 2017 at 4:20pm PST

1. Deep-fried shrimps wrapped in spaghetti

A post shared by Lorenzo Boni (@cheflorenzoboni) on May 10, 2017 at 2:16pm PDT

2. Spaghetti alle vongole

It sounds tricky but it's basically spaghetti with clams cooked in white wine. So easy!

A post shared by Lorenzo Boni (@cheflorenzoboni) on May 17, 2017 at 10:07pm PDT

3. Veracruz style seafood over fettuccine rigate

The Ingredients: Octopus, red snapper, fresh tomatoes, green olives, jalapeno, onion, garlic... who are we kidding? We're still struggling with our lasagna sheets.