IICLA – Ale Gambini

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018Antipasti

Panzanella (Tuscan Bread Salad)

Panzanella, literally PAN: Bread and ZANELLA: Soup Bowl, is the name of the traditional Tuscan bread salad. The main ingredients of panzanella are stale Tuscan bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, basil, salt, pepper, vinegar and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I had the pleasure to teach how to make this dish during Culinary Tour Of Italy, […]

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018Holidays & Celebrations

Cooking Classes 2018 at IICLA

Happy New Year!!! Buon Anno!!! Let’s start the 2018 announcing the winter session of A Queen In The Kitchen cooking classes at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. We’ll start on February 10th, 2018 with a very special cooking class: San Valentino Con Amore! (Valentine’s Day with Love). I’ll be preparing with all the […]

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Pandoro Christmas Tree With Chantilly Cream

The most wonderful time of the year has arrived! Let’s celebrate Christmas with a delicious Pandoro Christmas Tree filled with Crema Chantilly (Chantilly cream). Pandoro (literally golden bread), is a traditional Christmas sweet bread from Verona that gets the name from its golden color. Pandoro is baked in a special star-shaped mold and doesn’t contain contain any […]

December 5, 2017Holidays & Celebrations

Buon Natale! The Festive Table Cooking Class

Join me Saturday, December 9th, 2017 – 10.30am to 1.00pm at the IIC Los Angeles as I’ll have the pleasure to prepare with all the attendees an authentic Italian Festive Dinner. All the participants will also recieve a complimentary jar of Amarena Fabbri courtesy of Fabbri1905 and a Bertozzi parmigiano fridge magnet courtesy of Bertozzi […]

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017Holidays & Celebrations

A Queen In The Kitchen : Eataly Los Angeles Grand Opening

Guess what? Eataly Los Angeles finally opened up its doors to the public on November 3rd at the Westfield Century City mall. Los Angeles foodies have been waiting for years and now they can satisfy their Italian food cravings at the fullest. Italy Grand Opening has been included, as well as my Cooking DOP & IGP […]