Raffetto's Corp

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The Scene
Every New Yorker knows the joy of popping into Krispy Kreme, just as the "Hot" light is about to go on, and witnessing the birth of his or her doughnut. Well take that thrill and triple it--at Houston Street's age-old Raffetto's the pasta making process is all about you, baby. This is artisanal cuisine at its most amusing. Choose your dough (e.g., spinach, wheat), select your stuffing and watch the whirring machine whip your ravioli into existence. Now that's entertainment.

The Goods
And mama mia, that's tasty pasta! It's not just novelty that's kept Raffetto's in business for more than 100 years. It's the seriously scrumptious grub. Decades-worth of clued-in foodies know that a bag of this custom cuisine will run you just a few bucks where supposedly hand-crafted ravioli will cost five times that or more at "gourmet" shops.