Pasta and Wine Course

"Life is a combination of magic and pasta!" Federico Fellini

Come and learn the tricks of making homemade pastas and pairing them with vibrant wines and create some magic of your own!  Join Cornell Club-New York Members and their guests for an Italian evening with Chef Robert White and Giuseppe Pezzotti.  Chef White will walk you through a demonstration of preparing your own homemade pasta and then enjoy three courses of pasta while Professor Pezzotti walks you through the perfect pairings!  Mangia!

Giuseppe Pezzotti is a senior lecturer at the School of Hotel Administration, where he has taught courses in restaurant operations management since 1984. After being awarded first prize at the Italian Hotel School, Pezzotti held positions on luxury liners of both the Italian Line and Swedish American Line, at several hotels and restaurants in Europe and in the United States. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he has conducted numerous executive education seminars worldwide for the School of Hotel Administration and Cornell University. In the early '90s he participated in a major project for American Express to evaluate restaurant service standards; has conducted training and evaluated restaurant service standards in major projects for AAA and Mobil/Exxon; is an expert on service and business etiquette and protocol, and restaurant operations.

Chef White, a chef-instructor at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, received his culinary training at the Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park, NY. Prior to coming to Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, he worked as an executive chef at several restaurants in the Northeast of the United States.

He currently teaches Food & Beverage Management, instructing both graduate and undergraduate students in food-production theory and science, as well as advanced techniques. He also participates in the School's Professional Development Program (PDP), teaching a variety of subjects (Menu Management, Consumer's Dining Experience, and a Current Awareness Operations Tour). He has taught a number of executive education courses at Cornell, and at Guam Community College with international audiences.   Mr. White has worked with AAA, DRONA, and Mobil Travel Guide as an inspector and trainer.

Menu:

First Course:

Family Style Salad

Second Course:

Raviolo
Filled with Wild Mushrooms, Asparagus, Fresh Milk Ricotta, Pecorino, Comte, and Parma Cream

Third Course:

Family Style Pappardelle
Lamb Ragu Abruzzese

Dessert:
Panna Cotta and Dessert Raviolo

6:00-6:30pm Italian themed cocktail reception.  6:30pm demonstration, dinner, and wine pairings.  $50 per person, includes alcohol, tax, and gratuity.  Advance reservations required by Tuesday, April 5th, at which time they are considered final sale.