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Why Cooking ?
-In this growing world and
population, knowing how to cook
is not important anymore. Being
from a family of no cooks it
brought my attention and
interest, since it can help me
anytime.
-Teaches me about other
societies and their culture.
-When people share a common
taste they can relate better to
each other.
-I am a passionate food lover.
Why Italian
Cuisine?
-It´s is one of the world’s most famous types of food.
-I have been interested in Italian cuisine since I was a boy, because I was influenced by its taste.
-My mom knows many Italian chefs that would always offer their help and service.
-I have visited Italy on several occasions.
-It is my favorite type of food, and have been fortunate enough to eat it in renowned restaurants around the world
Italy: Unitary parliamentary republic
Location: Southern Europe
borders France,
Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia
Language: Italian
Currency: Euro
Capital: Rome
Major Cities: Florence, Venezia, Milan, Capri, Sicilia
Population:59,943,933
GDP: $2.148 trillion
The Vatican is its own city-state inside of Italy.
ITAL
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Italian Culture
- Home of the world’s best Fashion and Labels
-Architecture
-World Class Gastronomy
-One of the world’s most important histories: Ancient Rome
-Home of the Catholicism Religion
-More than 20 million tourists per year
-Ice Cream inventors
The Start
For me it was difficult to find the right
cooking teacher that would be
available throughout the year. A
teacher that would only teach me
Italian Cuisine and that understood
me. My first goal was to find a tutor
who would be 100% committed to
help me learning.
My first choice was the Chef School
here in Guayaquil, which has several
courses to choose from. Though it
was not what I expected because of
my schedule and the teacher’s
availability.
Mentor Search
After leaving the chef school my mom introduced me her friend Gioconda Gallo. A
native Italian cook who has been helping her parents at their famous Italian
restaurants here in Guayaquil.
She would meet with me every Monday for one hour, also on Tuesday’s and
Thursday’s for two hours. Unlike other teachers, she was very committed to our
class and very helpful.
We would practice cooking and techniques, as well as the history of the food.
My Mentor
Signora Gioconda Gallo
Age: 48 years old
Occupation:
Partime Chef/Housewive
Hobbies:
Cooking, Traveling, and Reading
Experience:
•Native Italian
•Speaks Italian, English and Spanish
•Family owned italian restaurants
•Studied International Business at Boston
Universirty and Chef degree at Apicius:
The Culinary Institute of Florence
Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
4:00 – 6:00 4:30 – 6:30 4:30 – 6:30
Test days(since Jan ‘14)
Cooking with
Mentor
Cooking with
Mentor
5:00 – 6:30 5:30 -6:30 7:30 – 9:00 5:30 -6:30 3:30 – 4:30
History
Classes with
Mentor
(first month)
Edit Journals
Homework
Practice Edit Journals
Homework
Practice
Italian Foods
Thanks to my mentor I learned most
of the information of Italian Cuisine. I
learned that Italian Cuisine is divided
into three parts.
1. Ristorante
2. Trattoria
3. Osteria
Because of my mentor I also learned
about the existence of Italian-
American Cuisine. Its differences,
evolution, taste, and economy. I was
also taught about their most
traditional foods, and the most
common ingredients.
Research Paper
I changed my original topic which was “Impact of Italian Cuisine to the
World” because apart from being too broad it was going to be almost
imposible to get correct answers. My mentor was the person who gave
me the idea of my paper since because of her I learned that there is
something called Italian-American Cuisine.
“Difference Between Italian and Italian-American Cuisine ”
Learning how to cook:
Expand your horizons
Increases your knowledge and skills
Teaches you of a new cultures
Gives you new interest
Can get you new friendships
Give you new financial opportunities
Objectives
Since the beginning of the year I hoped I could learn to cook
and have a successful dinner party. In order to do this I had
to be perfect the following aspects of the topic:
-Skills
-Basic History
-Comprehension
-Know how to cook
-Basic knowledge of Italian culture
DifficultiesMy main difficulty while learning how to cook was my
commitment. Apart from having to meet my tutor for two
hours, I had to study by myself and keep a well-organized
schedule that would not interfere with my daily school
work.
Achievements
Apart from learning how to cook I was also emerged in its culture and gave me a differenet perspective than before.
I learned how to:
-Use the correct utensils
-Create Sauces
-Make fresh pasta
-Make Bread
-Desserts
-Pizza
At the end I was really happy that I was learning very fast which made me remeber every time that I will be succesfull with this project.
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