Quote Originally Posted by EHCAlum View Post
Who here uses a spoon and fork when eating pasta like fettuccine and spaghetti?
Sorry to go against the general consensus here, but to twirl the pasta on a spoon is considered gauche among proper Italian diners - like trying to eat peas off a knife. I grew up in an Italian neighborhood and the first time someone tried to use a spoon nonna (grandma) said "I cucchiai sono per i bambini" (spoons are for kids). It takes but little practice to learn to separate a few strands of pasta near the edge of the plate and wrap them around the tines of the fork.