{"id":15949,"date":"2013-10-20T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/new-cooking-workshops-in-art-of-italian-cuisine-at-sasso-queenstown\/"},"modified":"2013-10-20T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T08:48:00","slug":"new-cooking-workshops-in-art-of-italian-cuisine-at-sasso-queenstown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/10\/new-cooking-workshops-in-art-of-italian-cuisine-at-sasso-queenstown\/","title":{"rendered":"New cooking workshops in Art of Italian cuisine &#8211; at Sasso Queenstown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<div link=\"blue\" vlink=\"purple\" lang=\"EN-AU\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-NZ\">\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7k6ePcSY9UQ\/UmOY1jIx98I\/AAAAAAAAi44\/KerQeso3HQg\/s1600\/image001-701195.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7k6ePcSY9UQ\/UmOY1jIx98I\/AAAAAAAAi44\/KerQeso3HQg\/s320\/image001-701195.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>  Queenstown&#8217;s modern Italian restaurant Sasso is offering food lovers a chance to learn the art of Italian cooking with Executive Chef Sal Grant.<\/p>\n<p>Grant presents &#8220;Cucina di Italia&#8221; \u2013 a series of cooking workshops that allows locals and tourists discover the skills and joy behind cooking authentic Italian cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Starting fortnightly from July 10, the personalised workshops will be held throughout winter in the historic stone cottage on Queenstown&#8217;s Church Street where Sasso (Italian for &#8216;stone&#8217;) is gloriously located.<\/p>\n<p>  Grant has worked with New Zealand&#8217;s finest Italian chefs \u2013 including Antonio Crisci of Waiheke Island Poderi Crisci, and Crisci&#8217;s nephew Sergio Maglione, who owns Auckland&#8217;s Toto. He also has a vast amount of experience in cooking demonstrations and is known as a warm and engaging presenter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m passionate about sharing the love of food and I enjoy creating an environment in which people can learn,&#8221; Grant says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the cooking workshops I&#8217;ll demonstrate basic and new cooking techniques and discuss recipes. Participants will help prepare the meal and then enjoy it with exactly the right wine in a lovely environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Using organic ingredients from Central Otago&#8217;s finest growers, Grant will show participants how to cook a three-course Italian meal. There&#8217;ll be the opportunity to get hands-on experience in the state-of-the-art kitchen and the food will be served and matched with wine from Sasso&#8217;s extensive wine list.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will take home recipes of the prepared dishes and details of where the ingredients can be sourced.<\/p>\n<p>Cooking workshop numbers are limited to 10 people per workshop. Classes run every second Wednesday from July 10. The cost per person is $175. People need to reserve their space by calling Sasso on (03) 409 0994 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:info@sasso.co.nz\">info@sasso.co.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo caption:<\/p>\n<p>Sasso Executive Chef Sal Grant in Sasso&#8217;s state-of-the-art kitchen<\/p>\n<p>For more information on workshops, please contact \u00a0Sasso&#8217;s Executive Chef Sal Grant:<\/p>\n<p>Phone +643 409 0994<\/p>\n<p><b>About Sasso:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sasso is Queenstown&#8217;s number one Italian restaurant serving fresh, modern Italian cuisine. Centrally located in the historic stone McNeill&#8217;s Cottage on Church Street, the elegant restaurant is just metres from the shore of Lake Wakatipu and boasts a Mediterranean-styled courtyard for all-year-round dining. Award-winning executive chef Sal Grant leads Sasso&#8217;s state-of-the-art kitchen. Delicious, authentic Italian food on Sasso&#8217;s extensive menu is created using local and Italian produce.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Queenstown&#8217;s modern Italian restaurant Sasso is offering food lovers a chance to learn the art of Italian cooking with Executive Chef Sal Grant. Grant presents &#8220;Cucina di Italia&#8221; \u2013 a series of cooking workshops that allows locals and tourists discover the skills and joy behind cooking authentic Italian cuisine. 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