Academia Barilla and Barilla America once again team up to offer food lovers a delicious weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Located on the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, in their outdoor kitchen with 125-seat amphitheater, this 2-day long Barilla program features extraordinary local chefs preparing recipes while using the garden’s fresh ingredients.

This weekend long event will be held Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 and will feature a unique immersion in Italian cuisine.

This tasty event begins both days at 10am and ends with the last demonstration at 4pm both days.

Chef Series lineup

Doug D’Avico of Trattoria No. 10, Rob Levitt of Mado and Massimo Salatino of Francesca's will demonstrate their scrumptious culinary skills along with Barilla America’s own Corporate Chef Lorenzo Boni.

In addition to these culinary demonstrations and small tastings of the dishes they prepared, Academia Barilla will offer a professional tasting of Italian extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegar, guiding you to discover the true art of Italian gastronomy.

Be sure to bring your appetite!

Be on the lookout for exact demonstration times in our next month’s newsletter.