We spent some time with our friend Steve Simonovich at the Santa Cruz Pasta Factory the other day, which opened late last year, and we caught a demonstration of his all-purpose LM Pleasure turning out lemon-and-herb fettucini, pear and pecorino-romano filled raviolis, and even some small lasagna sheets.

Steve is a passionate, down-to-earth guy. His factory is tucked away in Scotts Valley just outside of Santa Cruz, and already a hit among the locals, especially at the farmers markets. We even got to try some of his fresh apple sausage ravioli and it was delicious. If you’re ever in or near Santa Cruz, you should definitely check it out.

“Our whole business relies on this machine, basically,” says Steve Simonovich.

The LM Pleasure is a combination machine with a flour mixer, a dough kneader, and an automatic laminating machine with a single or double hopper. It comes with a permanent installed large ravioli maker (160mm), which can also perform as a pasta cutter. It performs like a well-oiled machine and makes raviolis of all types, and cut flat (sheeted) pastas such as fettucini and lasasga — a true pleasure to behold and eat!

With the addition of the rear mixer extruder (an accessory which you can customize), you can make all kinds of short pastas, such as rigatoni and fusilli, and long pastas, such as spaghetti and linguini. The LM Pleasure is compact and doesn’t take much space. It’s also easy to clean, work and operate, not requiring additional maintenance. Additional accessories allow you to create a complete line of flat and/or filled pasta such as tagliatelle, ravioli, and penne.

The LM Pleasure is specifically designed for high volume restaurants, small markets and delis, and medium-sized retail and wholesale operations.

To learn more about the LM Pleasure, call PastaBiz at 415.621.1909 or click here.