Cooking Like Nonna Angelina: A Neapolitan Family Meal
Details
📍 A private home in Bethesda (address sent to confirmed attendees)
🗓 Sunday, October 25, 2026, about 3 hours including a dinner
👥 Limited to 6-8 cooks
For our very first get-together, we'll be cooking a family dinner featuring a few of the simple but delicious Neapolitan dishes I grew up with:
Antipasto: Her fried vegetables, various vegetables dipped in flour, then in egg and cheese, and shallow fried in olive oil. The dish we started just about every Sunday dinner with.
Primo: Pasta e lenticchie, pasta and lentils—my favorite pasta growing up!
Secondo: My grandmother Angelina's polpettone, a Neapolitan-style meatloaf stuffed with mozzarella and baked with potatoes. A homey everyday main course.
Contorno: Her fagiolini in umido, green beans stewed gently in tomato, the kind of simple side that shows how much flavor Neapolitan home cooking gets from very little.
Along the way I'll share some of the history and family stories behind both dishes. I've hyperlinked the recipes in case you want a "sneak peek" before the event.
Bring a favorite small dish. Although the group will focus on cooking together, for this kick off session, to get to know each other, please bring an already cooked small dish that represents what you love to cook: an appetizer, bread, salad or dessert from your favorite cuisine or family tradition. Doesn't need to be Italian. Be ready to tell us a little about it. It's the best way for all of us to see what everyone brings to the group.
What to know
- Bring an apron if you have a favorite; everything else is provided.
- Wine is welcome.
- Please let me know about any allergies or dietary restrictions when you RSVP.
Then we'll sit down together and enjoy the meal we made. A tavola!
Please note: This date of this event is subject to change, pending a minimum of 6 members signed up and available. I will confirm by October 18. Address will be shared with participants prior to the event.