This month, the Italian region of Emilia Romagna is celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Pellegrino Artusi, author of the world’s first recipe book. For this reason, Casa Artusi Cookery School is carrying out a series of online cooking classes for everyone to learn and enjoy the dishes of the acknowledged father of Italian domestic cuisine on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Pellegrino Artusi was born on 4 August 1820 in the town of Forlimpopoli, at the foot of the last hills of the Apennines. As well as being the father of Italian domestic cuisine, he is also the author of the internationally renowned book, “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well,” considered worldwide as the Bible of Italian cuisine. Artusi rose to prominence after collecting over 700 Italian home recipes and their stories to create, what is often referred to, as the world’s first recipe book.
The book, published in 1891, was not only a showcase of gastronomic traditions from both northern and southern Italy, but also contributed to the cultural formation of the newly-born Italian nation. Italy, in its long history, had never been a whole single state until 1861. Over the decades the book was, and still is now, a hugely popular work that has been translated and sold throughout the world. Since it was first published to today, it continues to be considered by many as a cornerstone of Italian culture, language and traditions, holding it in similar estimate as Dante’s Divine Comedy.
The Casa Artusi Cookery School is a complex devoted to Pellegrino Artusi, featuring a cooking laboratory and restaurant where people take a wide variety of cookery lessons. To celebrate the bicentenary, Casa Artusi has taken its in-person cookery classes online. Brits and people from all over the world can now learn how to prepare some of Artusi’s most popular and tasty recipes from the comfort of their own homes. These include the renowned Tagliatelle all'uso di Romagna (Tagliatelle Romagna style), a simple but tasty pasta recipe topped with one of Emilia Romagna’s most desired products: Parmigiano Reggiano PDO – recipe at the end of this press release.
All virtual classes are tailored according to the level of participants, as all abilities are welcome. Online cooking classes start from €80 (approximately £70) per person.
