Flying Noodle Pasta of the Month Club

What's in the box: Each delivery centers on premium Italian pastas with sauces to go with them.

Flying Noodle is a long-running Italian gourmet gift shop. Its Pasta of the Month Club is one of several gift-of-the-month programs it sells, alongside wine, beer, chocolate and olive oil clubs. The site lists the pasta club starting at $31.46 per month, and the focus is on premium Italian pastas paired with sauces. The company is built around gifting. You can shop by occasion, from birthdays and anniversaries to Boss's Day and Hanukkah, or by recipient, and it also offers corporate gifts and gift certificates. You can order online or by phone, which is handy if you prefer to talk to a person. Every purchase comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, though the homepage does not spell out the terms. The site does not clearly say how many items arrive each month, which producers the pasta comes from, or what plan lengths you can choose, so read the club page carefully before you buy. The website also looks dated, and its claim of nearly 20 years in business gives no starting year, so it is hard to tell how current some details are. Still, if you want a simple Italian food gift that keeps arriving month after month, this is a sensible, focused choice.