The Only Italian Restaurant In Indiana Where You Can Get Authentic Cheese Wheel Pasta
By Elizabeth Crozier|Published March 07, 2019
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Elizabeth Crozier
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An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
There’s a gorgeous restaurant in the small town of Pendleton, Indiana that will make you think you teleported to Italy. Known for a slew of genuine cuisines, they also occasionally sell cheese wheel pasta, which you must try.
If you love cheese and pasta, you’ll want to know all about this unique and trendy dish. Check it out:
Catello's Mozzarella Bar in central Indiana is the most authentic Italian restaurant you'll find in Hoosier country and possibly the Midwest. Those who have traveled abroad to the land of wine and cheese recognize the same Neapolitan and Tuscan flavors in the cuisine served at this restaurant.
Your genuine Roman experience begins the moment you walk inside. The interior is cozy and intimate with dim lighting and artwork on the brick walls to set the mood. Guests may also choose to sit outdoors when the weather is cooperating.
When it comes to food, you'll find a wealth of meats and cheeses as well as salads, pasta, steak, and seafood. Classics like various lasagnas and raviolis are also available.
Guests will also find pizzas, paninis, and calzones. Enjoy authentic Neapolitan styles like margarita, white pizza, and prosciutto. Sweet treats like beignets, tarts, and cakes are also available.
Cheese, pasta, and passion are the pillars of this fine establishment, and throughout the year, events take place to celebrate that love. Occasionally, the restaurant features a cheese pasta wheel that creates the creamiest dishes you've ever tasted.
It requires a giant circle of hard cheese to be carved into a bowl. Pasta is boiled separately and then tossed into this cheese wheel. As it moves around in the wheel, it melts the cheese that then mixes in with the pasta to create a marvelous meal that is like nothing you've ever tasted before.
Follow the restaurant's Facebook page (link below) to find out when they will have cheese wheel pasta available again.
Catello's Mozzarella Bar is located in a downtown neighborhood of the small town of Pendleon. Hours of operation are 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday for dinner.
