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FORM 4
/  /	Check this box if no longer
	subject to Section 16.  Form 4 or
	Form 5 obligations may continue.
	See Instruction 1(b).

				U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
						Washington, D. C. 20549
				STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

	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


(Print or Type Responses)

1.	Name and Address of Reporting Person
	_Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC., 50 Osgood Place, San
Francisco, CA 94133__
	(Last) (First) (Middle), (Street), (City) (State) (Zip)

2.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol  _Monterey Pasta (PSTA)_

3.	IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
________

4.	Statement for Month/Year ___1/01___

5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)	___________

6.	Relationship of reporting person to issuer
	(Check all applicable)

	____ Director			_X__ 10% Owner

	____ Officer (give		____ Other (specify
          title below)			  below)
			______________________

7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable line)

	_X__ Form filed by one Reporting Person

	____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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FORM 4 (continued)						Page _2_ of _4_ Pages

Table I -	Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
		or Beneficially Owned

1.	Title of Security (Instr. 3) ___Common Stock_____________

2.	Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	__1/26/01______

3.	Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

	Code	_____S______		V	_____________

4.	Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

	Amount _94,600_		(A) or (D)  __D____		Price __6.41_______

5.	Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
	(Inst. 3 and 4)	_1,930,800__

6.	Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)  __I__ (1)

7.	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Inst. 4)
	As general partner of investment partnerships and investment adviser
to client accounts.  The securities reported are owned directly by the
partnership and client accounts.

________________________________________________________________________

Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of
		securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
  see Instruction 4(b)(v).							SEC 1474 (7-
96)


FORM 4 (continued)						Page _3_ of _4_ Pages

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.	Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security  ____________

3.	Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)  ______________

4.	Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

	Code  ______		V  ______

5.	Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A)	or Disposed of (D)
	(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)  (A)  _____________    (D)  ____________

6.	Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

	Date Exercisable				Expiration Date
	____________________			________________________

7.	Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
	(Instr. 3 and 4)

	Title __________________	Amount or Number of Shares ______

8.	Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	_______________

9.	Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
	(Instr. 4)     _______________

10.	Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
	(Instr. 4)  __________________

11.	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Inst. 4)
	_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________



FORM 4 (continued)						Page _4_ of _4_ Pages


Explanation of Responses:

(1)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities except to the extent of its pro rata pecuniary interest
therein.

				GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


				/s/ J. Patterson McBaine, Manager	2/10/01
				**Signature of Reporting Person	Date


**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
	Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C.
78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
signed.
	 If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection
of information contained in this form are not required to respond
unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.   SEC 1474 (7-96)


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