This week I attended the “Eat Healthy and Speak Italian” cooking class at theItalian Culinary Center in New York City. About 70 kids ages 10-16 years attended from two different schools. The workshop is aimed to help kids learn about cooking healthy and delicious Italian food. It was a wonderful experience to be in the room filled with such enthusiasm for food. The kids we so excited so taste, watch, speak, and participate in the session. I even picked up a few Italian cooking terms along the way.

Iniziativa Italiana Segnalata a Beppe Severini:
Caro Beppe,

bella l’idea del digiuno digitale e poi farne un diario. Spero tu sia tornato ritemprato alla rete e sia gia’ riuscito a smaltire (quasi) tutte le email e le lettere di ITALIANS arretrate.

Questa mia e’ per segnalarti un’iniziativa che ho organizzato a New York – come volontaria dello Iace (Italian American Committee on education) – per attrarre piu’ ragazzi americani allo studio della lingua italiana. Se vuoi, e’ un’iniziativa nel filone – che tu hai suggerito su Italians – della diplomazia attraverso la cucina italiana.

 

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This spring, Barilla, the Italian food company, is partnering with the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) to sponsor its "Eat Healthy and Speak Italian" cooking series for children at The International Culinary Center in  New York City.