2008 SOFIA Calendar of Events

JOIN US FOR ITALIAN COOKING CLASSES

3 ITALIAN COOKING CLASSES in March and April 2008 are being jointly sponsored by SOFIA (Society of Fairfield Italian Americans) and the At-Home Store. There will be two Thursday evening classes and one on Sunday afternoon. Dates are March 27th, April 6th and April 17th.

 

Location: At Home Store. 52 North Main Street (west side of the square)

Dates: March 27, April 6, April 17

Tuition: $60 for all 3 classes* ($40 for SOFIA members)

 

Maximum class size of 25. Enrollment confirmation based on payment

* to be Paid in Full BEFORE March 24th

Checks payable to:  Sofia (Society of Fairfield Italian Americans)

Registration:  At Home Store, 52 N. Main St., Fairfield

 

CLASS #1, Thursday evening March 27, 2008  7-9pm with Steve Boss

Steve has a great passion for Italy, its people and its food. His love for Italy started at age 15, when he began his six-year tenure working at an Italian restaurant in St. Louis. He tries his best to speak Italian when he tastes his way through Italy several times a year.

 

3 Region Italian Spring Fling

Learn how to prepare a simple, complete meal including antipasto, first course (primo) and dessert (dolce).

 

Antipasto-Bruschetta with traditional pesto alla genovese from Liguria.

Primo Piatto-Asparagus Risotto with homemade broth from the Veneto

Dolce-Strawberries with traditional balsamic vinegar from Emilia Romagna

 

CLASS #2, Sunday 2-4pm, April 6, with Catarina Civera Tomaselli Roesler

Caterina grew up in Florence and lived in Rome. Catarina says that every child in Italy can cook because cooking is a pastime. They watch their grandmothers and moms cook, and then when the children get married, it’s traditional to receive family recipes.

 

Menu:

Lasagna with béchamel sauce from northern Italy

Italian Paesano bread making taught by Dick DeAngelis

CLASS #3: Thursday evening, April 17, 7-9pm with Alesssandra Meschini

Alessandra Meschini is living in Des Moines, but was born in Rome and grew up in Viterbo, Italy.  She has been cooking since she was a child, learning traditional Italian dishes from her mother and grandmother. You may remember her preparing homemade pasta in the town square last June at The All Things Italian Art Walk in Fairfield.  She will share a bit about the history of Italy and the origins of the food she prepares.  

 

Insalata Etrusca

Ravioli Spinaci e Ricotta

Coppetta al Mascarpone

 

 

Call now to reserve your spot in the class. At Home Store 472-1016.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH

ALL THINGS ITALIAN STREET FESTIVAL