LEADING ITALIAN CHEFS FROM GREATER LOS ANGELES JOIN FORCES TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH STUDENTS IN TRAINING AT LE CORDON BLEU
March 16, 2011
•Le Cordon Bleu
•Los Angeles
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Los Angeles’ greatest Italian chefs will pass forward their expertise in healthy cooking to the next generation of students now training at Le Cordon Bleu Hollywood as part of a special 2011 “Club EATalian” campaign to create awareness about the epidemic of childhood obesity and diabesity sweeping America – and about the nutritional benefits of authentic Mediterranean cooking.
The special demonstration by Los Angeles’ masters in Italian cooking begins at 1:30 p.m. March 18 at Le Cordon Bleu Hollywood Campus located at 6370 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028. The event is part of an innovative series of events sponsored by The Italian Ministry of Economic Development in association with the Italian Trade Commission and the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West.
Participating chefs include Celestino Drago of Drago restaurant, Gino Angelini of Angelini Osteria, Maurizio Mazzon of Il Fornaio and Salvatore and Mario Marino of Marino restaurant. Each chef will demonstrate a different delicious, nutritious Mediterranean Italian dish. The event will also feature remarks from Patrizia Giarratana, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Economic Development of Italy, as well as brief presentations from one of Italy’s leading Prosciutto consortium (Prosciutto Di Parma) and a new smartphone application which provides helpful information about food, recipes and restaurants (Gambero Rosso). It will close with a healthy dessert for children by Chef Reba Lawless-Berdakin from Piccolo Chef, a leader in teaching children (and their grown-ups) the art of healthy and delicious cooking.
“The chefs participating in “Club EATalian” are world-renowned experts who are personally committed to promoting a healthy lifestyle through delicious, nutritious recipes that showcase innovative and good-for-you recipes,” said Patrizia Giarratana, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy. “We hope to influence the chefs of tomorrow by arming them with critical information about fresh ingredients and authentic cooking styles that may also help combat the growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the U.S.”
“We are always looking for ways to advance the cooking profession and to impart knowledge that positively impacts future generations,” said Tony Bondi, President of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts – Los Angeles. “Le Cordon Bleu will open the event to the entire campus and Head of Curricula Chef Scott Storms will provide his students to do any preparation work for the chefs. We look forward to participating in an informative event.”
ABOUT THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Thanks to the integration of International Commerce and Communications, the Ministry of Economic Development now possesses all the necessary tools for allowing key factors affecting the country's economic growth – investment promotion, innovation, energy, new communication technologies, internationalization – to be managed in a unified and integrated way. These tools aim to support companies along the difficult path of globalization and, since the government's task is to stimulate, facilitate and sustain the development of the economy, they will be used in co-ordinated and consistent actions.
Supporting the Italian economic system beyond the country’s borders is a top priority and this will see Italy launching a new export and investment challenge. The opening up of markets – emerging markets in particular – will bring about great development opportunities for the Italian economy. Italy can seize these opportunities by reinforcing its presence abroad through increasingly integrated promotion and financial activities. The Ministry of Economic Development is committed to achieving this goal.
ABOUT THE ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION
The Italian Trade Commission - ICE is the Italian government agency entrusted with the development, facilitation and promotion of trade between Italy and other countries in the world. Its mission is to support the internationalization of Italian firms and their consolidation in foreign markets. With 115 offices in 86 countries of which 5 are located in the US - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami - ITC’s objective is to promote the excellence of “Made in Italy” worldwide. For more information please visit www.italianmade.com.
ABOUT THE ITALY-AMERICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEST
Founded in 1987, the Italy America Chamber of Commerce West (IACCW) is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and stimulate economic and trade relations between Italy and the Western United States. The goal of the IACCW is to provide both members and the business community with a broad range of services, emphasizing commercial assistance and referrals, in support of their business activities and expansion goals. In addition, the IACCW organizes on-going events including conferences, seminars and lunch meetings, attended by high-profile individuals from the entrepreneurial, governmental, political, diplomatic and cultural sectors, designed to open new levels of cooperation and dialogue.
ABOUT LE CORDON BLEU
Le Cordon Bleu (LCB) is one of the largest providers of quality culinary arts education worldwide. Our network of 17 schools in the United States offers culinary students a hands-on education with faculty dedicated to providing students with the necessary skills, knowledge, support and guidance to pursue fulfilling career opportunities in the culinary arts. Transferability of credits is at the sole discretion of the receiving institution, however your credits earned at LCB are unlikely to transfer. LCB does not guarantee employment or salary and is a member of the Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) network of universities, colleges and schools. For more information about Le Cordon Bleu, go to www.Chefs.edu.
Le Cordon Bleu ® and the Le Cordon Bleu logo are registered trademarks in North America of Career Education Corporation.
ABOUT GAMBERO ROSSO
Gambero Rosso is the world’s authority on Italian food, wine and travel. Established in 1986 it is acknowledged throughout Italy (and by those in the know internationally) as THE provider of the most up to date, impartial and expert insights into ‘saper vivere’, the Italian way of life. For more information, please visit www.gamberorosso.it.
ABOUT THE CONSORZIO DEL PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA
The Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma is the trade association of the 164 producers of Prosciutto di Parma. The Consorzio protects product quality and ensures that production is carried out with full compliance according to traditional methods. Over 9.8 million Parma Hams were produced in 2009, of which 1.2 million were sold in pre-sliced packaged form. For more information, please visit www.prosciuttodiparma.com.
ABOUT MARINO RISTORANTE
Please visit www.marinorestaurant.net for more information.
ABOUT CELESTINO DRAGO RESTAURANT GROUP
Please visit www.celestinodrago.com for more information.
ABOUT ANGELINI OSTERIA
Please visit www.angeliniosteria.com for more information.
ABOUT IL FORNAIO
Please visit www.ilfornaio.com for more information.
ABOUT PICCOLO CHEF
Please visit www.piccolochef.com for more information.