Mark the calendar for La Scuola di La Cucina Italiana's second English-language virtual cooking class. Taking place on July 23, 2021, the live-streaming lesson will highlight two Italian dishes.
Having previously looked south for fresh pasta recipes, La Scuola heads north to Liguria this time. Also known as the Italian Riveria, Liguria is the region along the Mediterrean Sea between France and Tuscany that's home to Cinque Terre, the backdrop for the recently released Disney and Pixar film Luca, as well as other fabled towns like Portofino and San Remo.
Taking place at 12:00 p.m. EST, the class will broadcast live from our Milan cooking school. During the hour-long lesson, chef Davide Negri will prepare two Ligurian classics: trenette with pesto sauce and focaccia di Recco. Also known as focaccia col formaggio, or cheese focaccia, the latter differs from its flatbread counterparts as the dough doesn't require leavening. And if you watched Luca, it's likely you're craving the former. Our Milan-based editor Jaclyn DeGiorgio will moderate the lesson, to ensure that the chef answers any participant questions in a timely manner.
The virtual cooking class costs $34.99 and you can register here. To help simplify your shopping list, La Cucina Italiana has partnered with Gustiamo, the Bronx-based Italian food importer. Together, we've curated a box of quality, non-perishable ingredients that ships to anywhere in the continental U.S. Anyone who purchases the box will receive a 15% discount code for a future Gustiamo purchase. Orders should be placed by July 13, 2021, to ensure delivery in time for the lesson.
The ingredients include fine sea salt from Trapani, Vicopisano extra-virgin olive oil from Tuscany, Faella linguine (which is just as suitable for pesto as its cousin trenette), and Maiorca flour, a flour made from an ancient wheat variety.
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