From Fine Dining to Takeout Pasta: A Michelin Trained Chef’s Journey

Jason Barato is the chef and owner of Ragu Scratch Pasta, a family-run takeout pasta restaurant in Toronto, Canada.

I had the pleasure of producing, filming, and editing this video together.

When I first entered Ragu, I was greeted by Jason and his wife, Raquel, who were incredibly friendly. I was immediately captivated by Jason’s story—a Michelin-trained chef who once ran the popular fine-dining restaurant Trattoria Giancarlo in Toronto’s Little Italy, and later chose to open a takeout pasta shop.

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From a video production standpoint, I wanted to demonstrate that you can do a lot with a little. Here’s the gear I used for this video:

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Field Monitor: Feelworld F5 Pro X https://amzn.to/3ZOdN2g

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