A one-man band serving fresh authentic Italian street food on a Welsh beach has quietly gained a cult following for cannoli by the sea. Pasta a Mano dishes out freshly-made pasta and some of the best cannoli this side of Sicily – all from an unassuming black trailer parked up next to the yacht club at Newport in Pembrokeshire.
It's not just pasta they come for, admitted owner Derw Robertson-Jacobs, as customers have started coming for the coffee too – in part because they've invested in a proper espresso machine for the 2022 summer season. The coffee is Welsh though and is sourced from Hardlines roastery in Cardiff. You can get more foodie news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Pasta a Mano doesn't try to be fancy but rather serves up a small selection of delicious Italian food with local sustainability firmly at the fore. A business borne on the back of a work trip at Osteria Fratelli Pavesi in Piacenza, Derw started out offering fresh pasta kits to cook at home during lockdown in 2020.
