Culinary workshop on Gothic desserts at the Getty in March
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On March 1 and 2, Getty Center educators Nancy Real and Robin Trento are leading a culinary course that explores the world of Gothic art and cuisine.
The group of 20 participants will tour the exhibition ‘Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200–1350,’ with their hosts before preparing desserts similar to those found in the medieval courts of Europe.
Real and Trento are incorporating recipes to enrich the historical components of the course and will discuss Gothic history that influenced the time period’s desserts, such as the uses of spices and sugar. Panforte di Siena, for example, contains cinnamon, nutmeg and black pepper, evidence of the Arab countries’ influence on European cuisine because of the use of spices.
After the tour, the class will retreat to the Getty’s private dining room, where participants, with the help of their instructors, will prepare desserts representative of the period and countries of origin of the manuscripts featured in the exhibition, such as lavender pudding from England, krapfen from Germany, torta bonissima and panforte di Siena from Italy, marzipan from Spain and pignolat from France.
The workshop is $75 per person.
1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A., (310) 440-7300, www.getty.edu.
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