History Center to host a trip through Italian culinary history
The Senator John Heinz History Center will host an afternoon of Italian culinary history with its Italian American program and Sprezzatura, a female-owned cafe and catering kitchen specializing in Italian food, on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the History Center.
The program “Taste of Italy: Focaccia and Grissini Cooking Demo with Sprezzatura Chefs” will take a trip through Italian culinary history by looking at Italian American traditions and the foods enjoyed yesterday and today. Melissa E. Marinaro, director of the History Center’s Italian American program, will share insights into Western Pennsylvania’s Italian community and how their culinary traditions are preserved in the region today. Chefs from Sprezzatura will then host a live cooking demonstration to show those attending how to make focaccia and grisinni. While they cook, the chefs will discuss how they celebrate and honor their Italian heritage in the Sprezzatura kitchen. They will also give out samples.
The program is in person. Registration is available online at heinzhistorycenter.org.