Fra Noi Embrace Your Inner Italian
The North American Pizza & Culinary Academy in Lisle, in suburban Chicago, is hosting its sixth annual Festa della Sopressata on April 25. The competition pits local sopressata makers in a battle for first, second and third place.
Attended by more than 80 people last year, the event is hosted by chef Anthony Iannone, NAPCA founder, and co-sponsored by Pastorelli Food Products and Triaforni, an Italian manufacturer of pizza ovens and related products.
Special hosts include Frank “The Sodfather” Balestri, a past winner and now instructor of sopressata classes at NAPCA. Judging will be led by past winner Lou Santilo.
The event will feature a Calabrese-style luncheon that includes an antipasto, Pizza Rustica, Pizza in Teglia and Farfalle Alforno con Melanzane.
Tickets are $25 per competitor (one person per entry) with a 20-person maximum, and $45 per person for the luncheon, which is open to noncompetitors. Wine and beer will be available for purchase.
NAPCA offers a variety of demonstrations and hands-on cooking classes for adults, teens and children, along with a five-day pizzaioli course that includes theory and hands-on learning according to the guidelines and curriculum of the Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli in Italy. The company also hosts events and offers restaurant-consulting services.
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