Post on 16-Feb-2019
Live Cooking Demonstration Coordinated by
Iron Chef America Judge Mario Rizzotti acclaimed television personality and Italian
culinary expert.
Monday, November 14, 2016 6:00pm-9pm
Culinary Auditorium - Trevarrow, Inc. 1295 N. Opdyke Road - Auburn Hills, MI 48326
(On the corner of Centre Rd and N. Opdyke. Please enter our parking lot off of Centre Rd)
Ticket price $50.00
Space is limited. Reservation is required in advance. No ticket at the door.
~~ You can make your reservation online at www.dantemichigan.org Secure Online Payment with PayPal.
~~You can send a check to: Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan paying for the number of people attending at DAS - 630 N Old Woodward Ave - Suite 102 - Birmingham, MI 48009 Ph. 248.250.8928
"The Extraordinary Italian Taste,
I Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo”
The Consulate of Italy in Detroit, the Istituto di Cultura in Chicago, the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan in collaboration with
the Italian Program in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Wayne State University, the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan, the Italian American Cultural Society (IACS), the Italian American Club of Livonia
Charitable Foundation (IACLCF) P R E S E N T
"The Extraordinary Italian Taste, I Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo” An extraordinary plan to support the internationalization of Made in Italy brand.
Starting from this year, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Education, University and Research, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote High Italian Cuisine (Alta Cucina Italiana). This agreement has, among other things, resulted in the establishment of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World.
“The roots of Italian Taste: revisiting seven thousand years of culinary traditions”
A lecture by Laura Motta Many of the Italian traditional ingredients can be tracked back to prehistoric time, since the first domesticated plants have been cultivated during the neolithic. This historical overview, based on recent archaeological and ethnohistorical research, explores the past lives of Italian traditional food from Romans' cookbooks to Medieval monasteries and fascist propaganda. Laura Motta, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the Museum of Anthropology, The University of Michigan. Prof. Motta specializes in Bioarcheology and Archaeobotany.
Film screening - 7:15pm
La cena by Ettore Scola
Introduction by Elena Past Associate Professor of Italian Associate Chair, Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
In Italian with English subtitles
The Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium, designed by world-renowned architect Minoru Yamasaki.
"The Extraordinary Italian Taste,
I Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo”
Join us as we celebrate the First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
November 16, 2016 - 6:30pm Free and Open to General Public
The Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium - Room 146
5203 Cass - Detroit, MI 48202
Per cominciare/To begin
Olive di Castelvetrano/Castelvetrano Olives Cipolline in agrodolce/Sweet and sour onions
Crostini con paté di carciofi e tonno/Crostini with artichokes and tuna
Insalatina/Salad
Insalata di Agrumi freschi con condimento di limone ed EVOO Italiano DOPFresh citrus fruit salad with lemon dressing and Italian EVOO DOP
La Pasta Pappardelle all'uovo con pesto rosso, melanzane e Basilico con gocce di EVOO Italian DOP
Egg pappardelle with red pesto, eggplant and basil with drops of Italian EVOO DOP
Il risottino
Risotto con gamberetti di fiume, zucchine e zafferano. Rifinito con gocce di balsamico tradizionale
Risotto with river shrimp, zucchini and saffron. Finished with traditional balsamic drops
Per i golosi
Panna Cotta con marmellatina di arance siciliane e lamponi.Panna Cotta with Sicilian orange marmalade and raspberries
Prima Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo November 14, 2016 Auburn Hills, Michigan
Chef Adam Weisell and
Iron Chef America Judge Mario Rizzotti acclaimed television personality and Italian culinary expert.
Thank you to The Italian Pantry, LLC for providing the following Italian products:~~Olive di Castelvetrano, Cipolline in agrodolce, and Crostini con pate' di carciofi e tonno (Villa Reale) ~~ Marmellata di arance siciliane (Villa Reale) ~~ Pappardelle all'uovo (Pasta di Camerino) ~~ EVOO Italiano DOP (Bonoli) ~~ Aceto balsamico tradizionale (Giuseppe Giusti)