An Italian Recipe for Every Resolution
A hands-on cooking class culminating in dinner served with wine and beer.
Our Italian-in-residence had stopped the futile exercise of resolution-making long ago, until she realized that the kitchen provides easy and joyful opportunities to stick to such promises. In this playful and educational cooking class, Viola Buitoni will show us all have to happy new year, with five recipes to match our most common resolutions. Here is to a 2016 full of love, laughter, and delight!
Lose weight: Minestrone di cavolo -- Cabbage minestrone
Find love: Pescespada dell'amore -- Swordfish of love
Save money: Minestra di rimedio -- Remedial soup
Spend more time with family: Polenta con spuntature -- Polenta with braised pork ribs
Destress: Crostata di limone e lavanda -- Meyer lemon and lavender tart
Viola Buitoni, a direct descendant of the famed pasta and chocolate family, hails from Perugia, in the heart of Umbria. She came to the US for college, but soon after attending NYU as an economics major, she was drawn back into her genetic passion for food. She ran an Italian catering business and had a shop showcasing the best of Italian food on Madison Avenue in NYC. After moving to San Francisco in 2004 to start a family, Viola can now be found giving lectures on Italian food traditions and trends, and teaching cooking classes in collaboration with 18 Reasons, SF's Italian Cultural Institute and Italian Consulate, Cavallo Point Lodge Cooking School, Draeger’s in San Mateo and Blackhawk and Pepperberries in Eugene, OR. Since 2013, she has been a brand ambassador for Baci, the iconic Italian chocolates made by Perugina, the worldwide confectionery brand founded by her great grandfather. Viola has also produced food articles and cooking videos for MissionLocal.org. Recently, she began speaking on panels about tradition and innovation in food production and leading groups to explore local and artisanal food systems and producers in Italy.You can follow her adventures and find information on traveling with her at www.violabuitoni.com.
