Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti: The Midwesterner who Adapted Italian Culinary Traditions for American Kitchens

Join us during “Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World” (November 16-22) for a talk by Grazia Menechella (Italian, UW-Madison). Prof. Menechella will explore Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti’s Practical Italian Recipes for American Kitchens (1917), a pioneering cookbook that introduced Italian ‘cucina casalinga’ (home cooking) to American households, inspiring a lasting appreciation for Italian culinary traditions. This event offers a unique opportunity to see how Italian cuisine was adapted and embraced in the U.S. over a century ago.

Co-sponsored by Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago;Consulato Generale d’Italia Chicago; Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale; UW-Madison Department of French and Italian; and UW-Madison Center for European Studies.