Atelier dell’italiano: lingua, cultura e cucina

At percorsoItaliano, we value experiences where students feel comfortable learning and practicing Italian beyond the classroom.

Traveling to Italy and spending time with Italians is the best way to be immersed in the language. At percorsoItaliano, we believe webinars & in-person workshops are the next best thing! Participants have the chance to listen to and speak Italian with our teachers and special guests.

These webinars & in-person workshops are hosted by our Italian teachers Roberta, Elisabetta, and Donatella, as well as, a diverse group of native Italian speakers. We’ve invited professionals from all walks of life including architects, opera singers, business owners, academics in cinema and history, artists, cooks, entrepreneurs, and many more.

We offer language, culture, and cooking workshops and webinars throughout the year.

Please read below to find out about our upcoming workshops and webinars.

webinars and in-person workshops will be announced throughout the year, so stay tuned! Grazie!

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NEW COOKING WEBINAR

Friday, April 26

La voglia di dolci... 

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PST 

Location: Live on Zoom from Perugia (Umbria), Italia 

(Before the webinar, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to participate).

Guest: Marialucia Luongo 

Language: The webinar will be conducted in Italian with very little English spoken. 

Level: all levels

Fee: $80 

(After the webinar, participants will receive copies of Marialucia’s recipes to enjoy with family and friends).

Join us on Friday, April 26 as we welcome our friend Marialucia Luongo who will lead us on a virtual tour of Italian “dolci” from her kitchen in Perugia.

La voglia di dolci, or love for sweets in English, is often associated with deep emotion that drives a desire for something comforting, often linked to childhood memories.

I dolci italiani  have such a beautiful range of flavors and textures and there is no end of options to satisfy every palate, in every moment of the day. 
In this webinar, you will be exposed to new Italian desserts different from the iconic tiramisù, cannoli or gelato. 

Marialucia will surprise us in her kitchen by demonstrating the preparation of simple, elegant and delicious dolci that you can serve on any occasion.
Vieni a scoprire con noi la tua voglia di dolce.

OUR SPRING 2024 SESSION “I FIORI” IS NOW LIVE!

APRIL 22 - JUNE 27

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L'ITALIANO IN CUCINA: When you walk in the door, you are transported to an Italian home kitchen. Cooking workshops are led not only by percorsoItaliano teachers, but also by cooking professionals, talented home cooks, and those passionate about food and regional cuisine. When possible, we try to invite people from Italy to highlight different regions and their local cuisines, which provides a great escape from the classroom.

Cooking workshops are open to students of all levels of Italian from beginner to advanced. We offer workshops during each session and they often sell out, so if you’d like to hear about them as soon as they’re announced, we encourage you to subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page.

At percorsoItaliano, we aim to incorporate Italian culture into the language, as they are inextricably linked. Our educational, interesting, and fun culture workshops highlight this connection by offering topics that appeal to the various interests of our diverse students – architettura (architecture), musica (music), cinema (movies), e moda (fashion). We always explore the regions of Italy, with the presenter highlighting his/her origins. In addition to learning about a new subject in a setting outside the typical classroom, students also have the opportunity to improve their Italian through related vocabulary, idioms, and more, all of which will enhance their future experiences in Italy and their interactions with Italians.

These workshops allow students to become more comfortable with the language by putting grammar points into practice through drills and other exercises. Because a particular grammar point can often take a while to sink in and there may not be enough regular class time to practice, we offer language workshops to give students the opportunity to concentrate on a specific subject.