Pasta with Mussels, Potatoes, and Pecorino

This seems an unlikely combination of ingredients, yet it’s delicious and maybe not all that odd after all. Pasta e patate (pasta and potatoes) is a classic Neapolitan dish, as is pasta with mussels. Combining the two is a clever riff. But the genius touch is the addition of pecorino cheese. It’s often frowned upon in Italian cooking, but it works here.…