FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1.Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Eric Swergold,  50 Osgood Place, San Francisco, CA 94133
2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Monterey Pasta (PSTA)
3.I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4.Statement for Month/Year 09/02
5.If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6.Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer  (Check all applicable)
___Director__X_10% Owner ___Officer(give title below)___Other(specify below)
7.Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line)
__X_Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I-Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
      Owned

1. Title of Security(Instr. 3)
2. Trans-action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)
3. Trans-action Code(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)  - Amount, A or D, Price
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at the end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
6. Owner-ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

  1.        2.     3.     4.   4.   4.      5.        6.       7
Title      Date  Code  Amount A/D  Price  Owned   Ownership   Nature
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Common	9/23/2002 P	 3000	A  4.45   1,870,800  	I  By LP and IAA*
Common	9/23/2002 P	 7000	A  4.45   1,870,800	I  By LP and IAA*


*By LP and IAA= By Limited Partnerships and Investment Advisory Accounts



Table II-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
      Owned    (e.g., puts calls warrants options, convertible securities)
1.Title of Derivative Security   (Instr. 3)
2.Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
3.Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)
4.Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)
5.Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
6.Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
7.Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)
8.Price of Derivative Security  (Instr. 5)
9.Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year
10.Ownership of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
11.Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership

      Exercise Transaction Number    Date     Title   Number  Ownership Nature
Title  Price   Date  Code  A or D   Exercise          Owned    D/I
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