That’s A Wrap! James Beard Foundation Contemporary Chianti Dinner 2012
As Thornton Wilder would say “all good things must come to an end”, so did this year’s TuttoToscana events. Of course there was our final event at the James Beard Foundation that celebrated the work of all 15 of our students and another fabulous year for the faculty staff of TuttoToscana. The dinner was an […]
James Beard Lunch Wrap-Up
The beginning of the end is here. We have arrived at the James Beard Foundation which is the ultimate test for our students. Everyone started bright and early at 8:00 A.M., the kitchen brigade was busy in full swing the minute they walked into the kitchen. The wine service team was upstairs in the Peter […]
Video: Lunch at the James Beard Foundation
Catch the entire service of our lunch event here. More details on the JBF lunch to be featured soon, check back with us!
Video: Behind the Scenes at Our James Beard Lunch
Watch our team prepare for our first event at the James Beard Foundation!
Video Wrap Up From De Gustibus Event
See what happened firsthand at our chefs’ demonstration at De Gustibus Cooking School at Macy’s Herald Square. To read about this event and the recipes presented, read our detailed blog post!
Video from Prep Day 1
Here’s a quick, fast-motion look into our first prep day at Mi Kitchen, an incubator facility for start up businesses in the food industry. We prepared menu items for our De Gustibus event at this space, where our brigade team was broken down into smaller groups that worked on the various components of each […]
TuttoTocana Puts on a Show at De Gustibus Macy’s Herald Square
Event number two took place at the World’s Largest Department Store: the De Gustibus Cooking School located on the 8th floor of the Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square! We all headed to Macy’s where the group had a meeting with Salvatore Rizzo, who briefed the entire group on the location’s background. While part of […]
TuttoToscana at CUNY Queens College: Event 1 Recap
The first event of the TuttoToscana program has officially come and gone this past Tuesday. After a quick train and bus ride, the group arrived onto the Queens College campus meeting up with the Meal Planning and Management students about eating light and cooking healthy Tuscan cuisine. The goal of this particular event was to […]
Final Florence Reflections on Day 1 of NYC Prep
Our team has arrived in NYC, orientation has been held at the Beard Foundation, and this morning we are going as a team to begin the first day of prep for our upcoming Queen’s College and De Gustibus events. Team member Rachel Murphy shares final details from our JBF simulation dinner in Florence that concluded […]
Wine Producer Highlight: Salcheto Redefines Dynamic
Our team has begun the journey to NYC for Sunday’s orientation at the Beard Foundation. A final wine highlight from week 3 in Florence is shared by Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy. Salcheto is a very unique wine producer that we are proud to feature at our Beard dinner. Keep reading […]
Meet An Industry Professional: Alessia Lana, Antinori Marketing
A definite highlight of our Florence preparation was meeting with Antinori marketing officer Alessia Lana and getting the behind the scenes details of the Santa Cristina wine brand makes that will be featured at our James Beard events. Special Event Management team member Rachel Murphy reports on our encounter with this wine marketing professional. Santa […]
Road Trip to Queens College: TuttoToscana Student Team Members Take the Stage!
Week 3 in Florence focuses on Queens College and our long-awaited departure for the NYC! Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy talks about the first event on the TuttoToscana schedule at Queens. Keep reading to find out more about Queens College presentation. Queens College is the first stop for the TuttoToscana team; […]
Video Interview: Therese Sullivan on Real Italian
Our video channel is up and running! We are proud to feature the lovely kitchen brigade member Therese Sullivan who will be firing up the kitchen with Chefs Trapani, De Castro and Boualy in NYC kitchens. Therese is an Apicius alumni from Robert Morris University in Chicago, Illinois. She studied abroad with the RMU culinary […]
Proudly Presenting: Our JBF Dinner Event Wine Producers
Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy presents updates on the wine for the James Beard Foundation event located in Village in New York City. The TuttoToscana team offers a delicious sneak peek of the recipe testing for the contemporary Chianti-themed demonstration. Just who are the wineries involved with the dinner gala? The […]
Testing Tuscan For De Gustibus at Macy’s Herald Square
Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy presents updates on the food and wine for De Gustibus at Macy’s Herald Square event located in the heart NYC, Manhattan. The TuttoToscana team offers a delicious sneak peek of the recipe testing for the contemporary Chianti-themed demonstration. The focus on this week’s is De Gustibus, […]
A TuttoToscana Event at America’s Largest Department Store: De Gustibus at Macy’s Herald Square
Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy presents updates on the food and wine for De Gustibus at Macy’s Herald Square event located in the heart NYC, Manhattan. The TuttoToscana team will be testing out recipes for the contemporary Chianti-themed demonstration. What is De Gustibus and what will TuttoToscana be doing there? De […]
Week 1 Down, Week 2 On!
Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy presents updates on the food and wine for the renown James Beard Foundation event located in the heart of the Village in NYC. The TuttoToscana group comes together for this weekly wrap-up of the week. Find out what we are improving and changing for the upcoming […]
From Passion to Paring Knives: JBF Prep in Florence
Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy presents updates on the food and wine for the renown James Beard Foundation event located in the heart of the Village in NYC. The TuttoToscana team will be testing out recipes for the contemporary Chianti-themed lunch and dinner. What happens behind the scenes when preparing for […]
The Apicius / James Beard Connection
Photo by Meaghan Kacsmar Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy introduces one of our three event venues: the renown James Beard Foundation located in the heart of the Village in NYC. The TuttoToscana team will present at this venue a contemporary Chianti-themed lunch and dinner. Just who was James Beard? Find out […]
TuttoToscana 2012: We are on!
The 2012 and 8th edition of TuttoToscana has officially begun! The team of Florence University of the Arts students and faculty representing the Apicius culinary, baking, and wine departments, have come together in Florence for 3 weeks of event preparation for this year’s event cycle in NYC. We will present menus that will express a […]