Reserving a little of your pasta water to add to the sauce is a shibboleth of home cooking. It is one of the ways a more experienced cook can announce themself to a novice. Satisfied their pasta is correctly al dente, the newbie will pick up the simmering pot and go to drain it over the sink.
Office’s label designs for this Italian and Northern Californian restaurant’s house wines presents a visual pun on their pasta-related names.