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I am so excited to share a new, healthy option for lunch and dinner in New York City. Please give a warm welcome to Hello Pasta. The first of four locations opened in July on Lexington Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. This month, two more locations will open at 708 Third Avenue (at 44th Street) and 125 Maiden Lane (at Water Street). In September, look for Hello Pasta at 1400 Broadway (at 38th Street).

I recently walked by the restaurant near closing time. I was on the phone, heading to 57th Street to catch a bus and the words “gluten-free” caught my eye. In an instant, I ended my phone conversation and walked inside to pick up a menu. Then I saw more of my favorite words: organic and vegan.

Available in small and large sizes, the pasta is made-to-order and many cost under $10. The sauces are low-sodium, all-natural, locally sourced and made with organic ingredients. Seasonal soups and salads are also on the menu, as well as dessert options and Nespresso coffee and cappuccino.

Laurent Lesort, one of three co-founders, said, “Our goal is to serve a remarkable product in a modern and clean environment at a low price.” The other partners, Gregory Baratte and Nicolas Barthelemy, share Lesort’s long history in the hospitality and marketing industries and together the three are poised to change the way New Yorkers view pasta. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Mr. Baratte offered, “We want to be the Starbucks or Pinkberry of pasta.”

Hello Pasta is open seven days a week from 11:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. for lunch, dinner and snacks. Please take note: the Lexington Avenue location is closed on Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer; weekend hours resume after Labor Day. Wi-fi is available at all locations. (It just keeps getting better and better!). Now, let’s hope we don’t have to wait on long lines to eat this healthy and delicious pasta.