"Music and Chocolate" ~ Masterclass with Italian Chef Rita Monastero

The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) and Cookology Culinary School, invites you to attend “Music and Chocolate ~ Masterclass with Italian Chef Rita Monastero”.

Part of a series of special events organized together with EUNIC, this Masterclass focuses on chocolate's versatility and how its bold, sweet, diverse, and surprising malleability has become a prominent part of our diets today, not only as a dessert!

Join us at Cookology Culinary School, in Arlington, Virginia, where you will have the opportunity to cook three different Italian delicacies involving chocolate.

MENU:

Masterclass "Music and Chocolate" - November 20, 2024 ~ 10 am - 1 pm

• Gnocchi di Patate al Cacoa, al Burro e Salvia
  (Potatoe-cocoa Dumplings, with Sage and Butter)
• Caponata di Melanzane e Pollo, con cioccolato
  (Sweet & Sour Eggplants & Chicken Stew, with Dark Chocolate)
• Crema di Cioccolato e Mascarpone
  (Mascarpone Cheese and Chocolate Mousse)

PLEASE NOTE:

Participants are required to register in advance for this masterclass. Participants should register for only one Masterclass between this one and the ones planned for the series "Piatti all'Opera".
Please cancel your reservation if your plans change and you can no longer join us, since class space is limited.

LOCATION
Cookology Culinary School
4238 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22203

ABOUT THE CHEF

Rita Monastero, “The LovelyCheffa,” is a distinguished Cookery Teacher and Food Writer. She collaborates with top cooking schools globally, including Il Gambero Rosso, teaching professional and amateur classes. Rita also teaches Italian Cuisine in Bangkok and contributes English articles on Italian Cuisine for the Bangkok Post.

Trained as an interpreter, she conducts English team-building classes for major companies. An accomplished author with 10 cook books published by Gribaudo-Feltrinelli, her 11th book launched in March 2019. Her book “I Pani dimenticati” was translated into Turkish in 2017. Rita is part of “La Prova del Cuoco” on Rai1 and makes appearances on shows like Geo – Rai3. As a Food Stylist, she creates visually stunning dishes for Rai1 programs.

ABOUT EUNIC

EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is the European Union's network of organisations engaging in cultural relations. EUNIC advocates a prominent role of culture in international relations and is a strategic partner of the EU, actively involved in the further definition of European cultural policy. EUNIC is a platform for knowledge sharing and for capacity building amongst its members and partners.

ABOUT THE SETTIMANA DELLA CUCINA ITALIANA NEL MONDO

The “Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo” (SCIM, Week of Italian Cuisine in the World) was launched in 2015 to promote fine Italian cuisine and our agri-food products. Thanks to the number and quality of events proposed around the world by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s foreign network, it has established itself as a regular event of great importance.

During SCIM, seminars and conferences, meetings with chefs and culinary courses, tastings and dinners, accompany promotional activities. The story of Italian cuisine is also told through its projection in art, with movies, concerts and photo exhibitions. SCIM also includes discussions on topical issues, such as the relationship between food and environmental sustainability, the culture of healthy food, food safety, the right to food, food education, and territorial identity and biodiversity.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Italian Cultural Institute @ Cookology Culinary School, 4238 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, United States