New feature: “Ask Chef Walter…”

ask chef walter - master chef takes your questions on cooking

Chef Walter Potenza is taking your culinary questions! A native of Abruzzo, Italy, Chef Walter is known as one of the nation’s most passionate and accomplished traditional and historical Italian cooking practitioners.   Since 1995 Chef Walters Cooking School has been identified as the leader in the Recreational Cooking Business. After owning and operating restaurants since…

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History of the Italians in Rhode Island – with Chef Historian Walter Potenza

Chef Walter cooking in a black and white photo.

We are delighted to extend an open invitation to all history enthusiasts, culinary lovers, and anyone eager to delve into the captivating story of Italian immigration in Rhode Island as we host a remarkable free lecture featuring the esteemed Chef Historian Walter Potenza. With a passion for culinary arts and history, Chef Walter Potenza has…

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Dry January? It’s good for the body!

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Dry January. It’s a public health campaign started in 2014 in England, to urge people to abstain from alcohol for the month of January. Even though this is relatively new as a public health campaign, the Finnish people recognized “Sober January” in 1942. All comes in recognition that many of us engage in more drinking…

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Chef Walter Potenza – “New Year’s Eve Traditions in Italy”

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by Alexandra Slack, food editor With Christmas moving into the memory bank, New Year’s Eve is upon us. Will we go out for a full-on celebration, or an early dinner out, and back home for midnight? Or, cooking at home with a quiet celebration with immediate family or family and friends. Identifying as approximately 20%…

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