2 Fantastic Firsts, Chef Alfonso Caputo, Taverna del Capitano, Marina del Cantone (Na)

My love affair  with pasta lunga is not a secret.  I confessed it years ago.  So that is why my heart skipped a beat or two when I got a chance to try these two dishes recently at Taverna del Capitano.  Chef Alfonso Caputo sent out this dish first -

an assaggino/ taste of spaghetti with zucchini and fresh shrimp.

Then a surprise.  A dry pasta that the chef made himself using coffee!

He placed it gingerly on top of a flavorful tomato sauce with black olives and capers.  A swirl of ricotta cheese on top...

Fantastic.