Rural Tuscan Cooking Class
Join me for a 3-course cooking class featuring our Cucina Povera tradition, with our olive oil front and center!
Tuscan Olive Oil Tasting and Dinner
Join me and taste our Olio Nuovo and enjoy a 4 course true rural Tuscan meal!
Mother's Day Lunch & Cooking Class
Join me for a fun a laid back cooking class and lunch to celebrate all Mothers out there!
Sicilian Wine Tasting & Food Pairing Event
Join me and Sommelier Anne Popoff as we explore Sicilian Wines, food and culture!
Jewish-Italian Passover Cooking Class
Just in time for Passover, join us for a special cooking class and three course dinner event, featuring a selection of classic recipes from the rich tradition of Jewish-Italian cuisine!
Organic & Biodynamic Wines From Italy
Join me and Sommelier Massimo Davanzo for a fun informative tasting of a selection of Organic and Biodynamic wines from Italy.
Olive Oil Tasting and Cooking Class
Join me and learn how to taste, buy and store olive oil. After the tasting we will cook together a menu all olive oil based, dessert included!
Cucinato Wine Series: Northern Classics with Carolyn Balogh
Join me and Sommelier Carolyn Balogh for our first wine tasting of 2023!
5 of her favorite Northern Italian wines (including a fantastic Amarone) will be paired with little tasters which will complement and enhance each wine
Tuscan Harvest Dinner
November is harvest time in Chianti, one of the most beautiful times of the year, and to celebrate, I am hosting a special 4-course Tuscan Harvest Dinner.
In collaboration with chef Cosimo Ieraci, I will prepare some of my favorite dishes growing up in rural Tuscany. During the evening I will share stories about my family farm, the olive and grape harvest, and the classic dishes we'll enjoy during the meal.
To purchase tickets please go to Tuscan Harvest Dinner
Tuscany Country Cooking Class
Join me for a fun cooking class where you’ll learn how to make some of my favorite Tuscan dishes!
Parla come Mangi! Italian Language & Cooking Event
I am excited to launch a fun new series of Italian cooking and language events, cohosted with Italian language school ScuolaScuola!
Tuscan Olive Oil Harvest Dinner
Join me in tasting the freshly pressed new harvest of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from my family farm in Tuscany!
Tickets and menu at Cucinato
Special Event: Italian Renaissance Dinner
A 7 courses Renaissance dinner created by guest Chef and Scholar Karima Moyer-Nocchi , you don;t want to miss this one!
Tartufi del Nord: Northern Italian Truffle Dinner
Tartufi del Nord: Northern Italian Truffle Dinner
Autumn is truffle season. And Piemonte is famed for having the finest tartufi in all of Italy.
Join me and talented Chef Valentina Giorcelli who gre up in Piemonte to taste some of Valentina’s favourite home dishes, like Risotto al Parmigiano and Brasato al Barolo (named after one of the regions many iconic wines). And of course truffles – white, black, preserved in olive oil or cream or even chocolate – will be centre stage throughout this four-course meal.
Where: Cucinato Italian Culinary Studio
For menu and tickets please go to CUCINATO
Women, Wine and Chocolate
Women, Wine and Chocolate
Join me and fellow Tuscan Rosaria Giorgi founder of Xauxa through a 4-course wine and food pairing meal which features salt, oranges, pistacchio and almonds- the four Sicilian ingredients Rosaria uses in her vegan organic chocolate. Plus a chocolate tasting to end a fun evening!
Where: Cucinato Italian Culinary Studio
Cucinato Food & Wine Series: Tastes of Sicily
Join me as we explore Sicily through a 4-course wine and food pairing meal prepared by friend and partner chef Massimo Bruno
Mare e Vino: Italian Wine & Seafood Pairing Dinner
The warmer weather and longer days have got us thinking about the sunny coastal regions of Italy – it’s as good an excuse as any to host a delicious wine and seafood pairing dinner, prepared by chef Stefano Agostini!
Cheesemaker Dinner Event with Angelo Pelosi, Mauro Ritacca
Join me for a fun evening with Master cheese maker Angelo Pelosi who will demonstrate how mozzarella is made and Chef Mauro Ritacca who has created a 4 course menu around all pasta filata cheese!
Festa dell'Olio Nuovo
A 4 course Tuscan dinner to celebrate my family farm’s new olive oil just arrived from Tuscany!
Women, Wine and Cheese
An all women team joins me for a fun wine tasting and cheese filled dinner!
Special Dinner Event: The Jewish Italian Tradition
Cucinato is pleased to present this special culinary event in collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto. I will give a short talk about the history and culture of Jewish food in Italy and we will taste some traditional Italian-Jewish dishes.
Women, Wine and White truffle tasting and dinner
Join me for a Women only wine and truffle tasting and dinner event.
Tuscan Harvest Dinner
Come and celebrate the harvest the Chianti way!
Together with my friend Chef Stefano Agostini, I will share a traditional menu we use to celebrate the grape harvest- from my nonna’s famous spiedini all fiorentina to well known classics like schiacciata con l’uva.
For menu and to purchase tickets please visit our Cucinato Event page
Tuscan dinner @ Cucinato
Join me for a Tuscan Dinner featuring some of my favorite family dishes.
Buona Pasqua: Traditional Menus from Southern Italy and the Islands
Join me for a free talk to learn the traditions and recipes for Easter in Southern Italy. Regional identities, religious symbolism, special flavours, and baking secrets.
Free @ Columbus Centre
Buona Pasqua: Traditional Menus from Northern and Central Italy
Join me for a free talk to learn the traditions and recipes for Easter in North and Central Italy. Regional identities, religious symbolism, special flavours, and baking secrets.
Traditional Italian Recipes and Menus for Lent
Please join me on a journey to learn the traditions and recipes of the Lean Diet during Lent. Regional identities, religious symbolism and special flavours, are all of the ingredients that makes these dishes classics of this time of year.
A JOURNEY THROUGH ITALIAN BREADS
A morning lecture and tasting about the staple food of Italian diet.
For more info and to RSVP
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL- A TALK ABOUT THE ITALIAN LIQUID GOLD
A lecture and tasting about Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil- history, how to read the label and purchase, how to cook with it and how to taste it.
For more info and to RSVP
Istituto Italiano di Cultura