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Chef Ken Oringer

Miso Alfredo with Rigatoni

Chef Ken + Chef Jeremy

Our first ever Chitarra collaboration features James Beard Award winning Chef and Chitarra Pastaria Founder, Ken Oringer making a delicious miso alfredo with rigatoni. Its really hard to say "no" to a warm bowl of Jeremy's top pick and everyone's childhood favorite, pasta with butter. Working together in the Chitarra kitchen, Chefs Ken and Jeremey rock a miso inspired take on the classic dish that's better than ever.

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Yours in Pasta,

The Chitarra Team

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Chef Ken Box Includes: 2 bags of Chitarra-made Rigatoni, miso paste, recipe card linked to pasta making video, and exclusive early access to our new merch
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About Chef Ken

Ken Oringer is one of the founders of Chitarra Pastaria, as well as a James Beard Award winning chef and founder of JK Food Group.

"Chef Ken" as he's known to the Chitarra team, owns and operates highly acclaimed restaurants around Boston including Italian-style enoteca Coppa, Spanish tapas restaurant Toro, and the global-inspired small plates restaurant and raw bar Little Donkey. In 2022, Oringer opened Faccia a Faccia and Bar Pallino, a natural wine bar located downstairs from Faccia a Faccia. In 2024, Ken opened Vervaine Cafe + Bakery with friend and award-winning chef, Monica Glass.

Ken has a close family member with Autism and believes that the kitchen is a place where everyone has the potential to thrive. As one of Chitarra's founders and a chef at heart, Ken is often found extruding pasta or cooking a new recipe alongside the Chitarra Team.

About Chef Jeremy

Jeremy is an aspiring chef and entrepreneur from Boston, Massachusetts. As one of Chitarra Pastaria’s first employees, Jeremy brings creativity, focus, and passion to the kitchen. On the autism spectrum, Jeremy is a powerful example of the talent and drive that neurodiverse individuals bring to the culinary world. Jeremy's favorite pasta is Rigatoni with butter, and cooking with Chef Ken, he's innovated on the dish to create Chitarra's famous Miso Alfredo with Rigatoni.