February, 2008

New Pâtes Fraîches Restaurant In Long Beach Now Open To Serve Unique Artisan Pasta

Long Beach, CA – Pâtes Fraîches Restaurant, located at 400 East First Street (on the Southeast corner of 1st Street and Elm Avenue) in the East Village Art District in Long Beach, is now open for lunch and dinner. The restaurant provides Long Beach a unique dining experience by offering a trendy atmosphere with a variety of fresh artisan pasta at affordable prices.

Pâtes Fraîches (pronounced pat fresh), which means fresh pasta in French, is indicative of the restaurant’s specialty to make fresh pasta daily out of organic wheat, rye, barely, buckwheat, rice and chestnut flours. These fresh pasta will be used to create unique dishes such as rice spaghetti with a tofu stir fry, rye fettuccini with Virginia ham, zucchini and comté cheese and a chestnut pappardelle with duck breast and crimini mushrooms in a crème fraîche sauce.

A Local Restaurant That Is One Of A Kind

The co-owners designed the restaurant themselves. “We want to create a local restaurant that is one of a kind,” explained co-owners Richard Lewis and Allard Kuijken. It feels modern but comfortable with a distinctive wall of brightly colored stripes. “We were inspired by a textile from the Southwest of France. It had these colors that seemed traditional and fresh at the same time and we wanted to capture that feeling,” said Lewis. “We think the wall sets the tone of the restaurant.”

The restaurant’s long-term goal is to develop sustainable relationships with local food vendors in order to provide food that is fresh and produced responsibly. Creating a variety of pasta from organic flours allows Pates Fraiches to control what goes into its dishes literally from the grain up.

“ We also want to be part of the neighborhood,” added Kuijken, “We are looking forward to partnering with other businesses in the area and participating in the monthly East Village art-walk by showcasing local artists.”

The dining room has an intimate 38 seats with 10 of them at an antique French farm table. “The communal table will serve many functions for the restaurant,” explained Lewis. “It offers people a chance to meet other people in the neighborhood over a meal, or for a large group to celebrate a special occasion together.”

Hours & Reservations

The restaurant is open everyday for lunch and dinner except Mondays. Lunch hours Tuesday to Friday 11:30 to 2:00. Dinner hours Tuesday to Sunday 5:30 to 9:00. Reservations can be made by calling the restaurant directly at (562) 437-2222.

For catering, group reservation and more information please contact Richard Lewis at (562) 437-2222 or via email at info@PatesFraichesRestaurant.com.