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Tuscan Grill

May 17, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Total Sessions: 1
Instructor: Lisa Lavagetto
Location: Rotary Kitchen
Ages: Adults, 18+
Skill Level: All Levels
Registration Fee: $100

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About the class

Join our culinary class for grilled pizza with tomato, fontina, and eggplant, a pear salad with bacon, Gorgonzola, and port vinaigrette, roast flank steak stuffed with prosciutto, spinach, and herbs (served with a Pinot Noir reduction sauce), grilled marinated vegetables with fresh mozzarella, and a Tuscan polenta apricot rum cake.

  • Grilled Pizza with Tomato, Fontina and Eggplant
  • Grilled Pear Salad with Bacon, Gorgonzola, and Port Vinaigrette
  • Roast Flank Steak stuffed with Proscuitto, Spinach & Herbs
  • served with a Pinot Noir Reduction Sauce
  • Grilled Marinated Vegetables with Fresh Mozzarella
  • Tuscan Polenta Apricot Rum Cake

Please share any special considerations (medical, physical, learning) that will help your instructor make your class accessible and accommodating for you. You can share these considerations when register or by emailing Sean at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org.

The Sonoma Community Center (the Center) strives to create an inclusive, safe community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. The Center is committed to creating such an environment because it brings out the fullest potential in each of us, which, in turn, contributes directly to creating a community of belonging. In order to ensure a positive, safe, and welcoming experience for everyone, all program participants are asked to abide by the following policies, community agreements, and restorative safety protocol.

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About the instructor

Chef Lisa Lavagetto

Chef / Instructor

After marrying a first generation Italian family, Lisa Lavagetto began her love affair with Italian cuisine at the hands of her husband’s grandmother who was a resort chef on Lake Como in Italy. After refining her craft in the family restaurants, Lisa came to Ramekins in 1998. Over the years, she has had the opportunity to work with such luminaries as Mark Miller, Ming Tsai, Rick Bayless, Jacques Pepin, and Paula Wolfert. While working at Ramekins Culinary School, Lisa won 5 gold medals and the Best in Show at the professional food competition at the Sonoma Harvest Fair. In her position, Most recently she was on an episode of Guy’s Grocery Games on the Food Network.

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