A Guide to Patio Season in Oregon
June 10, 2026 – Patio season in Oregon feels a little different than it does in most places. Maybe it’s because we spend so much of the year waiting for it. The first warm days of summer have a way of changing everything. Dinner plans become patio plans. One drink turns into two. People linger… Learn More A Guide to Patio Season in Oregon
When Life Gives You Lemons… We Make Spring Specials
March 18, 2026 – After months of comfort food and Oregon’s famously moody skies, spring has finally sprung. We’re celebrating the season by bringing bright, bold flavors to the table, featuring the humble lemon. In Italy, lemons are practically a cultural icon. From the famous groves along the Amalfi Coast to tiny hillside villages where… Learn More When Life Gives You Lemons… We Make Spring Specials
Pasta Is Our Love Language
Feb 13, 2026 – We’ve all heard about love languages. Words of affirmation. Quality time. Gift-giving. At Pastini, ours are pasta, cocktails (or wine), and dessert, in that order. For one delicious weekend only, we’re celebrating Valentine’s (and Galentine’s) with a limited-time menu made for date nights, girls’ nights, and anyone who just really loves… Learn More Pasta Is Our Love Language
A Pear-fect Winter Menu at Pastini
December 16, 2025 – Winter has officially arrived at Pastini and we’re celebrating with a menu that is warm, comforting and a little festive. From spicy pastas to cozy cocktails to a dreamy seasonal dessert, our new winter specials are here to brighten chilly days and long nights in Oregon. Pasta: Rigatoni Diavola Say hello… Learn More A Pear-fect Winter Menu at Pastini
Holiday Gifting Made Easy (and Tasty!)
Nov 14, 2025 – The holidays are officially here, and Pastini’s favorite gift card deal is back. Now through December 31, when you buy $100 in Pastini gift cards, you’ll receive a $25 bonus card to enjoy in 2026. It’s festive, simple, and the easiest way to treat everyone on your list (including yourself). … Learn More Holiday Gifting Made Easy (and Tasty!)
Fallin’ for Pastini
September 16, 2025 – Ah, fall in Oregon: one day it’s crisp and sunny, the next it’s sideways rain and you’re wishing you’d stashed an emergency raincoat in your car. But no matter what the forecast, one thing’s for sure – it’s officially comfort food season. And we’re here for it. That’s exactly what we’re… Learn More Fallin’ for Pastini
The Berry Best of Summer is Here
June 17, 2025 – There’s nothing quite like summer in Oregon. The days are longer, the evenings are golden, and local produce is at its peak (hello, berry season!). This is the season we’ve all been waiting for, and our new summer menu is here to celebrate everything we love about the PNW this time… Learn More The Berry Best of Summer is Here
Spring Specials, Starring the Humble Pistachio
March 18, 2025 — Spring has officially arrived, and with it come longer days, blooming flowers, and a fresh new menu at Pastini! There’s just something about this time of year that makes everything feel a little lighter, a little brighter, and—if you ask us—a lot more delicious. And what better way to celebrate the… Learn More Spring Specials, Starring the Humble Pistachio
Love at First Bite!
Feb 7, 2025 – At Pastini, we’re celebrating Valentine’s weekend with a special menu crafted to steal your heart. What says “romance” better than lobster and champagne? This luxurious dish features tender lobster and creamy ricotta wrapped in delicate cannelloni, smothered in a velvety champagne-infused béchamel sauce. It’s then layered over our housemade marinara, baked… Learn More Love at First Bite!
Chase Away the Chill with Winter Specials
January 13, 2025 – Winter has arrived, bringing crisp air, cozy nights, and the perfect excuse to indulge in hearty, soul-warming meals. At Pastini, we’re celebrating the season with new specials crafted to delight your taste buds and chase away the chill. And what better way to fight the cold than with our winter pasta,… Learn More Chase Away the Chill with Winter Specials
Celebrate Pasta Season with Fall Specials at Pastini
Sept 27, 2024 – As the crisp autumn air settles in, there’s no better time to try the flavors of fall. At Pastini, we’re excited to share our latest seasonal creation: Rigatoni with Porchetta & Sage Cream. Drawing inspiration from traditional Italian cuisine, this dish embodies the season with hearty, comforting flavors—just right for those… Learn More Celebrate Pasta Season with Fall Specials at Pastini
Sizzling Summer Specials are Here!
June 28, 2024 — Summer in the Pacific Northwest is finally here—a time of vibrant colors, fresh harvests, and lazy afternoons that seem to stretch on forever. It’s a season made for gathering with friends and family, sipping cool drinks, and sharing delicious meals that celebrate the best of what nature has to offer. At… Learn More Sizzling Summer Specials are Here!
Oregon Wine Month: White / Rosé Flight Feature
May 1, 2024 – As we step into May, the time of blooming flowers, extended daylight, and warmer breezes, the buzz of Oregon’s wine scene comes alive with the promise of yet another splendid vintage. It’s a season where nature’s beauty truly shines, and what better way to revel in it than by indulging in… Learn More Oregon Wine Month: White / Rosé Flight Feature
Oregon Wine Month: Pinot Noir Flight Feature
May 1, 2024 – Ah, May in Oregon – a time when the state’s wine scene buzzes with excitement as we celebrate Oregon Wine Month. This year, we’re rolling out the red carpet (or should we say, the vineyard carpet?) for a celebration like no other! Say hello to our latest special offering: wine… Learn More Oregon Wine Month: Pinot Noir Flight Feature
Behind the Scenes: Making Spring Specials
March 20, 2024 – Behind the scenes in the bustling test kitchen of Pastini, we’ve always got something exciting simmering on the stove. As spring blossoms around us, Executive Chef Fabian and our culinary team are hard at work cooking up something special for spring—a dish that captures the essence of the season. As… Learn More Behind the Scenes: Making Spring Specials
Valentine’s Specials at Pastini
Feb, 9 2024 – Love is in the air, and we’re rolling out a special menu just for you and your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day season, and trust us, it’s love at first bite. Let’s talk about our new special dish, Penne alla Vodka. Legend has it that vodka sauce was born in the… Learn More Valentine’s Specials at Pastini
Introducing our Winter Pasta and Wine
Jan 16, 2024 – Celebrate the New Year with a Pastini tradition! This winter, we’re excited to introduce our seasonal special: Stuffed Shells. Imagine luscious pasta shells overflowing with a decadent blend of Italian sausage, beef and ricotta — baked to perfection in our housemade marinara, and generously topped with parmesan and fresh parsley. Eugene… Learn More Introducing our Winter Pasta and Wine
Fall Wine Special: Gifford Hirlinger 2018 Stateline Red
Nov 21, 2023 – Gifford Hirlinger is a small, family owned estate winery located in the heart of the Walla Walla Valley. They focus on making the best wines possible using fruit grown in their own estate vineyards. Production is small and tightly focused, since they only make wines from their own grapes. … Learn More Fall Wine Special: Gifford Hirlinger 2018 Stateline Red
Pastini’s Fall Special Cioppino
Oct 2, 2023 – With the seasons changing, we’re serving up a delicious fall menu! First, a traditional Italian-style seafood stew, Cioppino, made with sea scallops, prawns and whitefish in an herby tomato sauce with white wine and a hint of fennel. If you’re a seafood fan, nothing could be better for sweater weather! And, since… Learn More Pastini’s Fall Special Cioppino
Summer Pasta Special: Gnocchi with Italian Sausage and Tomato-Butter Sauce
July 10, 2023 – We have a foodie crush on gnocchi, especially since discovering how good it is with our light tomato-butter sauce. So for our summer special we started with that simple-but-delicious premise and, to make the dish even more special, we added Italian fennel sausage, lots of summery basil and a big handful… Learn More Summer Pasta Special: Gnocchi with Italian Sausage and Tomato-Butter Sauce
Introducing Winter Specials
Jan 18, 2023 – This winter we have a flurry of specials to warm your heart. First, we’re serving up a crave-able cold-weather pasta: Cannelloni di Carne, comforting stuffed cannelloni filled with beef and pork, shallots and herbs, mixed with creamy besciamella sauce and blanketed with housemade marinara and mozzarella. It’s simply yum. Pair… Learn More Introducing Winter Specials
Introducting our Fall Wine Special: Marchetti Rosso Conero
Sept 27, 2022 – Marchetti Rosso Conero (“red from Mt. Conero”) is made from Montepulciano grapes in a small region near Mt. Conero in the Marche region of Italy’s east coast, near the Adriatic. The flavor profile is classic Montepulciano plum fruit with an overlay of spiciness. Lots of fresh fruitiness is balanced with… Learn More Introducting our Fall Wine Special: Marchetti Rosso Conero
Welcome Winter
Dec 16, 2021 – I have to confess that winter is my favorite food time of the year. Not only do I get to indulge in our family’s traditional holiday dishes, but I also revisit all the hearty, stick-to-your-ribs pastas on the Pastini menu. Five Cheese Lasagna, check. Tortellini Gorgonzola, check. Spaghetti Carbonara, checkity-check. There’s… Learn More Welcome Winter
Fall Wine Special: San Polo Rubio 2019
Sept 24, 2021 – Our fall wine feature is really special… San Polo Rubio 2019 from the Montalcino region of Tuscany. It’s meant to drink young, with its bright, fresh flavors of raspberries and cherries, and a background of well-judged oak and a hint of spiciness. Here Sangiovese, the most important – and often a… Learn More Fall Wine Special: San Polo Rubio 2019
Spring Wine Special: Cana’s Feast “Bricco”
March 16, 2021 – We’re so happy to partner with Cana’s Feast Winery for our spring wine special beginning March 15th. The winery, located in Carlton, OR, has a unique philosophy and focuses on varietals from four great winemaking regions of the world, Italy, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley and Oregon. We are pouring one of their… Learn More Spring Wine Special: Cana’s Feast “Bricco”
Introducing Cocktails To Go
Feb 25, 2021 – Pastini is now offering our two most popular drinks to go, juicy, festive Sangria and our distinctive and delicious Blood Orange Margarita. Oregon restaurants have been asking the OLCC this past year to allow us to offer cocktails to go, and now we finally can! The cocktails come in a cute individual… Learn More Introducing Cocktails To Go
Winter Wine Special: Eola Hills 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
Dec 3, 2020 – Our winter wine special, Eola Hills 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, is a rich, ripe Cab that is a perfect pairing for cold weather and rustic, hearty pastas. Eola Hills is one of Oregon’s legacy wineries, and we’re so happy to be pouring one of their wines for the first time. In the… Learn More Winter Wine Special: Eola Hills 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
Seasonal Wine Special: Scaia Corvina 2017
Sept 2, 2020 – The four Castagnedi brothers, Armando, Tiziano, Paolo and Massimo, had a dream that originated in their father’s vineyards at Tenuta Sant’Antonion in the heart of Valpolicella… to make, fresh, modern wines from the traditional grapes of this area, the Veneto region of NE Italy. They call the wines Scaia (SKY-uh), a… Learn More Seasonal Wine Special: Scaia Corvina 2017
March Wine of the Month: Perazzeta “Mercurio” 2018
March 12, 2020 Unwind with Pastini’s March Wine of the Month: Perazzeta “Mercurio” 2018, an inspired combination of Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc and Alicante from the coastal Maremma region of Tuscany. The Cantina Perazzeta is located in the small village of Montenero d’Orcia, in the upper part of the coastal Maremma region of Tuscany, well suited… Learn More March Wine of the Month: Perazzeta “Mercurio” 2018
New Seasonal Special: Herb Roasted Pork Shank with Tomato-Pea Orzo
Jan 22, 2020 – The Italians love pork (think prosciutto, pancetta, porchetta) but we rarely see it featured as a main dish. So, for our winter-early spring special, we decided to feature a boldly flavored pork shank in this gorgeous recipe! First, the meat is marinated with fennel and coriander seeds, garlic, rosemary, sage and… Learn More New Seasonal Special: Herb Roasted Pork Shank with Tomato-Pea Orzo
Holiday Sipping
Nov 19, 2019 – For the holidays this year, we’re pouring Italy’s most festive wine, Lambrusco (lam-BROOS-coh), which may surprise you… it’s a semi-sweet, sparkling red! Made primarily in the Emilia-Romagna region, it is meant to be a non-serious wine to drink with appetizers or just on its own. And it’s just delicious! Our Cleto… Learn More Holiday Sipping
Seasonal Special: Chicken Cacciatore
Oct 17, 2019 – Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian, and it’s hunters who first ate this dish. In fact, it is thought that the first Chicken Cacciatore was not made with chicken at all, but with rabbit or other wild game sometime during the Renaissance period, between the 14th and 16th centuries. While there are… Learn More Seasonal Special: Chicken Cacciatore
Winter Specials and Cocktails are here!
Dec 12, 2018 – Here’s your winter dining forecast: a warming food trend, with a riff on risotto and a new take on a traditional dish! We’ve been cooking up a storm recently and created two terrific specials for the season. Orzo ‘Risotto’ with Vegetables takes rice-shaped orzo pasta and simmers it like… Learn More Winter Specials and Cocktails are here!
Warm Up with Fall Flavors
Oct 3, 2018 – Wine and Thyme Braised Lamb Ragu is a perfect fall dish… rich, slow-simmered lamb with garlic, tomatoes, red wine, carrots, onions, and lots of fresh organic thyme, served with Bob’s Red Mill polenta cooked with butter and parmesan. Paired with a glass of red, like our October wine of the month… Learn More Warm Up with Fall Flavors
Meet the New Players on Pastini’s Wine List
May 1, 2018 – We take great pride in showcasing local wines from Oregon and Washington, in addition to wines from across the pond in Italy. This Oregon Wine Month, we are excited to share our new, expanded wine list with all of you. We are also hosting a very special sweepstakes that will have… Learn More Meet the New Players on Pastini’s Wine List
Welcome Spring with our Smoked Salmon Ravioli
Feb 27, 2018 – We’re bringing in springtime a little early this year with wild Chinook salmon and bright flavors! Introducing our Smoked Salmon Ravioli with Parmesan-Lemon Sauce and Tomato-Caper Relish. This spring pasta special pairs dill-infused smoked salmon ravioli with a lemony cream sauce and tomato-caper relish with plenty of fresh herbs. This dish… Learn More Welcome Spring with our Smoked Salmon Ravioli
Feel the Love with February’s Wine Duo
Feb 6, 2018 – This season, we have two wines that we know you’re going to love that also have a connection to a very famous Shakespearean couple: Passimento “Romeo & Juliet” Bianco and Rosso from the Pasqua estate in the Veneto region of NE Italy. Pasqua’s vineyards are near the charming city of Verona,… Learn More Feel the Love with February’s Wine Duo
Introducing our Winter Special Pasta
Nov 27, 2017 – This winter, we found ourselves craving a classic Italian pairing: ravioli and red wine! Our featured seasonal entrée is a rich, meaty Braised Short Rib Ravioli with Roasted Tomato Sauce, with a savory sauce made with garlic, onions, fresh thyme and lots of butter. This may be my favorite pasta special… Learn More Introducing our Winter Special Pasta
SUMMER SPECIALS 2017
June 9, 2017 – There’s something special about summers in the Pacific Northwest, when the weather is just right for playing all day… and relaxing long into the evening, surrounded by good friends, great food and cool drinks. We think our summer specials bring the best parts of the season to your table. For a… Learn More SUMMER SPECIALS 2017
SPRING SPECIALS 2017
May 24, 2017 – Longtime Pastini followers often inquire if their favorite dish or seasonal specials will be back on the menu. That’s when we’re tempted to call our local suppliers and ask how their crops are doing! Although we wish we could make these dishes a permanent part of our menu, they’re only here… Learn More SPRING SPECIALS 2017