[Sca-cooks] Cooking course offered by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

[Huette von Ahrens]

Here is an announcement just sent to me.  Unfortunately, I 
can't go to anything mid-week, but for those in the area
or those planning to be in LA at this time, I am posting
it here.  I am told that the lecturer is excellent.

Huette


Dining with History: From Maestro Martino's Art of Cooking to Pellegrino Artusi's Science in the
Kitchen (Gallery Course)
Thursday December 8, 2005 3 pm
Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center

In this two-part course, Luigi Ballerini, professor of 
Italian, UCLA, and editor of The Art of Cooking, examines 
some of the most significant Italian cookbooks in history 
and what they can tell us about Renaissance society and 
politics. Sessions include lectures and gallery discussions 
of related works of art. Complements the exhibition "Drawings 
from Leonardo to Titian: A North Italian Itinerary." The 
course concludes with a tasting of sparkling wines from 
northern Italy and commentary from Ballerini and Julian 
Brooks, assistant curator of drawings, the J. Paul Getty 
Museum.
Course fee $20; wine tasting fee $20. Limited to 60 
participants.
Part One: December 8, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Part Two: December 15, 3:00-5:00 p.m.


Remember that while money talks, chocolate sings.


		
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