La Cucina Galbani Cooking Demonstration by Chef Carmella Alvaro

Name: La Cucina Galbani Cooking Demonstration by Chef Carmella Alvaro
Start: 2025-09-20T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Town of Apex Government

Schedule

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 04:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Town of Apex Government | Apex, NC

Please visit La Cucina Galbani, where representatives of select sponsors and vendors will demonstrate how to prepare a dish featuring at least one Galbani cheese. La Cucina Galbani is located at Piazza del Villaggio (Town of Apex Government Parking Lot, next to Town Hall and adjacent to Apex Strollway)
Representing Il Laboratorio-The Cooking Lab by Melina's Fresh Pasta in Durham, NC at 4:30 PM is Chef Carmella Alvaro, winner of 2021 Made in NC Awards.
DISH DEMONSTRATION: Ricotta Gnocchi with Sage Butter Lemon Sauce
Carmella Alvaro, Owner & Pasta Maker at Melina’s Fresh Pasta, grew up in an Italian-American family in Syracuse, NY. The first to be born in the United States, she longed for a connection to the country where every other member of her family was from. After years of watching her mother make homemade Italian food with ingredients from her father’s backyard garden, she wanted to share the Italian tradition of food made from scratch with care and served with love to family and friends.
In 2010, she travelled to Bologna, Italy to supplement the Southern Italian cooking lessons of her mother and learn the Northern Italian tradition of fresh pasta making. Upon her return, she started Melina’s Fresh Pasta – the only small pasta manufacturer in the area – working from her garage until 2017 when Melina’s expanded to a retail shop in Durham. In 2024, Carmella opened a new pasta making school in Durham – Il Laboratorio – to teach people how to make fresh pasta, celebrate regional Italian cooking and more. She lives in Durham with her husband Billy and their giant puppy, Bruno.
After each demonstration, Galbani is giving away coupons that can be used in local grocery stores. After watching these demonstrations in real time, those will come in handy as you try out what will likely become new family favorites! Grazie mille Galbani! Formaggio delizioso!