Dinner in Abruzzo: A Journey Home With My Culinary Godfather

Course One: Dinner in Abruzzo
Take a culinary journey through the Abruzzo region of Italy, known as the “greenest region of Europe,” with two of Detroit’s finest chefs. When Luciano DelSignore of Southfield’s Bacco Ristorante returns home for his cousin’s wedding and to cook for his family, he recalls what made him fall in love with the farm-to-table simplicity of Abruzzo culture. Along for the ride is James Rigato, DelSignore’s mentee and chef at renowned eateries The Root and Mabel Gray. As an Italian-American in Italy for the first time, Rigato learns as much about his own heritage as he does about cooking. In every way, “Dinner in Abruzzo” is a feast for the senses.

Course Two: Knife Skills
Edwin’s Restaurant is determined to become one of America’s top French restaurants, with a staff unlike any other in the country. Brandon Edwin Chrostowski prepares to open his Cleveland, Ohio fine dining establishment with a staff composed nearl