Italian cuisine is the protagonist of a festival in Los Angeles

Do you live in L.A. and love Italian cuisine? You have a chance to discover the best Italian food in the United States.

Despite the restrictions caused in the last period by the COVID-19 pandemic to the restaurant world, this year too Los Angeles will host a series of events with Italian gastronomy. I’m talking of the World Week of Italian Cuisine, which is going to take place from November 15th to November 22nd.

This event is a chance to find out how to cook Italian and to receive tips and tricks from Italian celebrities’ recipes. Moreover, you’ll learn how to find an Italian Restaurant in L.A locating the best one near you. During the talks and webinars, you’ll find out how to recognize the health benefits of humankind’s common heritage diet and specialize in cooking Italian.

Don’t miss the fifth edition of the World Week of Italian Cuisine

The Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles presents this week a copious menu of initiatives to celebrate the importance of post-COVID eating habits. This festival highlights the importance of authentic ingredients and honors the Mediterranean Diet as a defense mechanism against possible diseases.

The Week’s Menu of Activities in L.A, starting Sunday, November 15th, includes:

an exhibition of Video Recipes by famous Italians living in L.A to follow on the Consulate’social media channels: a good way to take inspiration for your recipes at home;
two online events, one on how the Italian and the Mediterranean Diet can help you stay fit and healthy and, one on how to buy food and cook it like an Italian;
the official presentation of the Consulate’s first digital map of Italian Restaurants in Los Angeles;
three COVID-friendly and socially distanced contests hosted by Gelato Festival.

The program of the World Week of Italian Cuisine 2020

Here is the full program:

15 November, The Southwestern Kick, Giancarlo Esposito;
16 November, Ricotta Loves Spinach, Jennifer Missoni;
16 November, launch of DiscoverItalyInLA, the Consulate’s first digital map of Italian restaurants in Los Angeles;
17 November, Branzino The King, Elisabetta Canalis;
18 November, The Truffle Hunter, Alessandro Del Piero;
19 November, Chickpeas pearls of the Mediterranean, Gabriella Pession;
19 November, No Ketchup on Spaghetti, the complete guide on how to shop, eat and cook like an Italian by Ale Gambini;
20 November, Anchovy Tales, Vincent Spano;
20 November, online Med Diet Talks LA Edition, how the Italian and the Mediterranean diet can help you stay healthy and fit;
20 November, Gelato Festival America 2020, the traditional competition among ice cream chefs to select the new best gelato flavor;
21 November, Farro My Love, Stefania Spampinato;
22 November, Roast Th Fillet, Joe Bastianich.