CVIII • N. 23 • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016 • GIOVEDÌ 10 NOVEMBRE 2016
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Chef Mario Batali Entertains
Audience in Pasadena
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n the evening of O ctober
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, multi-awarded celebrity
chef Mario Batali presented
and s igned copies of his
jus t releas ed cookbook, Big
Am er ican Co okbook. 250
favorite recipes from across the
USA.
At first blush, the venue - a
meeting room in Pas adena
Presbyterian Church - didn't
seem fit for an event that explic-
itly encouraged the audience to
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Modern expressions
of Italy's sublime
stone
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give in to the temptations of glut-
tony.
However, at a closer look,
you could notice how, very fit-
tingly, adjacent to the church it
stands Le Cordon Bleu College
of Culinary Arts - although not
for long, as the French-inspired
professional chefs' school in
Pasadena, along with other 15
across the US, are slated to shut
down in the near future.
Many renowned chefs have
trained at this worldwide famed
institution, including Batali, who
attended for a few months
London-based Le Cordon Bleu.
Moderator of the evening was
Russ Parsons, former food writer
and columnist at the Los Angeles
T im es . In a w ord, a real
American gourmet.
Batali's book presentation
turned out to be a fantastic occa-
sion to get to know more about
the chef, but also the man behind
the apron.
Hearing him talking, it imme-
diately stands out how, besides
being a food expert and enthusi-
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A food expert and a real entertainer, chef Mario Batali presented his new cookbook, Big American Cookbook. 250 favorite recipes from across the USA.
Photo credit: Quentin Bacon
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he l'italiano sia cambiato,
si sia evoluto rispetto al
pas s ato e alle gram-
matiche clas s iche, tanto da
essere ben diverso dall'idea che
Italiano, 'lingua
viva' che si
evolve dentro
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