I am in the San Francisco Bay Area now, giving cooking demonstrations and teaching about Tuscan cooking. Here I am with a class in the kitchen at Michael Tusk’s restaurant Quince. Michael and his excellent crew helped me to make a very good dinner Sunday Evening. My friend Filippo Bartolotta offered a tasting of Italian wines.



Tonight I will be at Chez Panisse, in Berkeley, and tomorrow Leigh and I are going with Kim Schiffer to Santa Barbara. I have never been there before and I’m really looking forward to it.

I have been seeing lots of old friends and meeting new people. I’m a little nervous because I have never done a tour quite like this before, but everyone has been very welcoming to me and I feel it’s going well.

Ciao,

-Benedetta