"In a YouTube clip, the Italian-American chef begins by placing her carving fork upright in the middle of her sauced pasta so the tines are facing downwards. Then she twirls the fork in place while the noodles wrap themselves around it, reaching all the way up the tines, to create a little mountain of pasta. Next, Laurentiis lifts the pasta up carefully and places a serving spoon on the bottom to make sure her spaghetti doesn't fall and unfurl."
"This trick is perfect for long and thin varieties of noodles, such as spaghetti, angel hair, and bucatini. However, it also works for thicker and flatter pastas, such as fettuccine and tagliatelle. As long as your noodles are long enough to twist up around themselves, you can employ this hack to create restaurant-worthy swirls. A carving fork normally comes in a set with a carving knife, but if you haven't got one in your utensil drawer, you can substitute it for a pair of tongs."
Place a carving fork upright in sauced pasta with the tines facing down and twirl the fork so noodles wrap up the tines, creating a small mountain. Lift the wrapped pasta and support its base with a serving spoon to keep strands from unfurling, then transfer the bundle to the center of the serving bowl and push it gently off the tines so it settles as a lifted swirl. The method works for long thin noodles such as spaghetti, angel hair and bucatini, and also for wider pastas like fettuccine and tagliatelle. If no carving fork is available, close tongs in the pasta and rotate to wrap the noodles, then garnish with herbs and a drizzle of olive oil.
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