DSM Pasta Co

WE LIKE IT FRESH. AND WE REFUSE TO SETTLE.
Conventional, mass-produced grocery store pasta had its day, and frankly, it’s insulting. Boxed shelf-filler has no business on a table that commands respect. DSM Pasta Co. was born out of a total refusal to settle for boring, corporate food—replacing automated assembly lines with honest cooking, market-fresh ingredients, and a heavy-handed dose of culinary attitude.

WHO ARE WE?
We’re a hospitality-obsessed couple with over 40 years of brutal restaurant experience between the two of us. This isn’t a casual side hustle; it’s our whole damn legacy. We reached a breaking point, rescued an old hand-crank pasta machine from the back of the pantry, and put in the work. Countless late-night tasting sessions later, DSM Pasta Co. was officially unleashed on Des Moines.

WHY BRONZE-EXTRUDED?
We build our pastas using 100% durum wheat semolina, extruded through authentic heavy bronze dies. That creates a rough, chalky, matte surface on every noodle. Why does that matter? Because slick corporate pasta lets sauce slide right off into a sad pool at the bottom of your bowl. Our noodles are engineered to hold onto sauce like it’s gossip.

FRESH VS. DRY: NO COMPROMISES
Whether you’re crushing weeknight chaos with our slow-dried cuts or gathering friends around a table for our tender fresh ribbons and filled pastas, every batch is scratch-built with respect for the craft.

Slow down. Pour way too much wine. Eat real carbs. Send noods.