Culinary Historians: Pasticceria Natalina, 3/15 @ 10 AM

Culinary Historians of Chicago presents

Savoring Sweet Sicily

Presented by
Chef Natalie Zarzour
Pastry Chef/Co-Owner
Pasticceria Natalina, in Chicago’s Andersonville

Saturday, March 15, 2008
10 a.m. to Noon
at
Chicago History Museum
1600 N. Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois

Whet your culinary knowledge as Chef Natalie dishes out the history of Sicily’s food culture from ancient times to the present. She will also regale us with the tale of the great wave of immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, and how they adapted their unforgettable food.

Samplings of traditional Sicilian foods, hand-made by Chef Natalie will also be on hand. to sample.

Natalie grew up cooking and baking with her Sicilian family in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Her childhood was filled with memories of helping her grandparents, aunts, and uncles grow vegetables and herbs and make homemade sausages, breads, and cookies, and of course, listening to fascinating stories about the old country. But all this amounted to only a taste of what was to come during her first visit to Sicily at age 15, becoming enamored with the island and its food. She learned all she could during subsequent trips. These experiences found their way into her academic career at DePaul University in Chicago, where she studied Political Science with a concentration in the politics of food and culture.

In November of 2002, Natalie married Nicolas Zarzour of Zahle, Lebanon, and together they opened Pasticceria Natalina as a statement against the Americanization and commercialization of ethnic foods in the United States. After only one year, their Sicilian pastry shop on the Chicago’s North side has received countless awards and accolades from the likes of Chicago Magazine, the Chicago Reader, Fra Noi, The LTH Forum, and most recently, Food & Wine magazine.

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Cost of the lecture program is $5, $3 for students and members and no charge for CHC members. To reserve, please call Barbara Olson at (708) 788-0338. Or e-mail your reservation to: rsvpchc@yahoo.com. Please leave your name, telephone number and the number of people in your party.

Hi,

Reservations in advance are helpful for this event, especially for an accurate count on pastries to serve.

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Natalina's talk is now available to download courtesy of Public Radio's Chicago Amplified.

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Cathy2 wrote:HI,

Natalina's talk is now available to download courtesy of Public Radio's Chicago Amplified.

Regards,

Thanks for pointing this out, Cathy. Another reason to love Chicago Amplified...