• From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
  • From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
  • From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
  • From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
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Seven Hills Farmstead

From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience

$65.00
$65.00

Discover the flavors of fall and regenerative agroforestry

Join Seven Hills Farmstead for a hands-on pasta-making experience celebrating one of Italy’s most treasured ingredients: the chestnut.

Our evening begins with freshly roasted chestnuts, a beloved autumn tradition in Italy, before we roll up our sleeves and get to work making fresh pasta.

In this hands-on class, we'll start from scratch, combining a blend of traditional wheat and chestnut flours with fresh eggs to create a rich, flavorful pasta dough. You'll learn the techniques of mixing, kneading, and rolling the dough before cutting it into beautiful, rustic ribbons of pappardelle.

We'll celebrate the flavors of autumn by pairing our freshly made pasta with a hearty sauce of homemade Italian sausage and mushrooms harvested from our farm. A vegetarian version will also be available, showcasing the earthy flavors of seasonal mushrooms.

As we cook and share our meal, we'll take you beyond the kitchen and into the story of our chestnut orchard. Discover how we grow chestnuts using regenerative agricultural practices and explore how agroforestry—integrating trees, crops, and other elements of the landscape—can help build healthier soils, foster biodiversity, and create more resilient food systems.

We'll finish the evening on a sweet note with chestnut cantucci, traditional Italian biscotti made with chestnuts.

More than a pasta class, this is a taste of agroforestry—where agriculture, culture, and community come together.

MENU

Castagne Arrostite alla Brace

Wood-Roasted Autumn Chestnuts

Warm, flame-roasted farm-grown chestnuts—a timeless, evocative ritual of the Italian autumn harvest.

Pappardelle di Castagne ai Funghi e Salsiccia

Chestnut Flour Pappardelle with Wild Mushrooms and Artisanal Sausage

Hand-cut, fresh chestnut pappardelle showcasing a deep, nutty ribbon texture; tossed with farm-foraged mushrooms, sweet marjoram, and slow-braised Italian sausage in a rich, earthy reduction.

(Vegetarian option available with pan-seared local mushrooms and fresh herbs)

Cantucci alla Farina di Castagne

Chestnut Cantucci

Twice-baked Tuscan biscotti crafted with stone-ground chestnut flour and toasted nuts, offering a delicate sweetness and deeply fragrant, earthy finish. 

This menu can be adjusted to be made vegetarian; however, it cannot be altered to be made vegan or gluten-free. ALLERGEN: TREE NUTS

What's Included
  • Hands-on instruction in making fresh chestnut pappardelle from scratch.
  • Locally sourced multi-course communal meal.
  • One glass of wine or beer.
  • Stories and insights from our chestnut orchard and regenerative agroforestry practices.

Rooted in rich heritage and ecological culinary traditions—drawing inspiration from both the rolling fields of New England and the historic hills north of Rome—each session functions as an act of culinary storytelling. Students will uncover the historical, cultural, and social origins embedded in every fold and contour, tracing how regional landscapes, socio-economic factors, and agrarian history shaped Italy's diverse pasta lexicon. 

Who Is This Class For?
  • Beginner and Intermediate Pasta Lovers
  • Great Date-Night Outing
  • Family or Community Gathering
  • Post-Work Colleague Team Building

1.5 - 2 Hours

Foundation Kitchen, Charlestown
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From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience

Why Seven Hills

  • Honest Artistry

    Made with traditional bronze dies and slow-dried for the perfect texture that holds every drop of sauce.

  • Simple Ingredients

    Just two ingredients — high-quality wheat and water. Nothing more, nothing less.

  • Local Roots, Italian Soul

    Crafted in Massachusetts with time-honored Italian techniques and equipment.

  • Sustainably Made

    Responsibly sourced ingredients and recyclable packaging—pasta made with care for people and planet.

FAQs

 Do you accommodate dietary restrictions? 

This class can be adjusted to accommodate vegetarian diets and nut allergens; however, we are unable to accommodate vegan or gluten-free options at this time. Please let us know your diet preferences via email prior to class or upon arrival with the hostess.

 What is the cancellation policy? 

48+ hours before class: Choose a full refund to your original payment, a Seven Hills Farmstead giftcard, or an exchange for another class.

Less than 48 hours before class: We are unable to offer refunds, exchanges, or credits. You are permitted to send someone in your place. If we cancel due to weather or unforeseen circumstances, we will notify you by email or phone and issue a full refund to your original payment method. 

 What should I wear? 

Seven Hills will provide an apron for you to wear. We request you wear close-toed shoes and tie back long hair.

What are the transportation and parking options?

 Foundation Kitchen has dedicated on site parking for the Community Kitchen members as well as Food Hall visitors. In addition to the spaces next to our building at 32 Cambridge Street in Charlestown, there are many parking options near Foundation Kitchen

The bus lines that have stops in our area are: 89, 90, 91, 92, 93,105, 109.

The Sullivan Square T station on the Orange Line is about a 4 minute walk (0.2 mi.) from Foundation Kitchen.

What is the format of your classes?

The format of classes varies based upon the theme and level of the class. Most of our classes are hands-on experiences where students learn to craft their own pasta to either eat or take home. We also offer events and experiences that are strictly demonstrations, lectures, or shared meals.