NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Today at 10 a.m., tickets went on sale for a new Italian food-and-drink event, Carla Pesono’s Taste of Italy, coming to New Orleans in October. Organizers share that the event, presented by The Italian Barrel, is expected to become Louisiana’s largest Italian food-and-drink event.
The Taste of Italy event will feature over a dozen restaurants, drinks, live entertainment and a world-record-breaking antipasti board, all benefiting the Italian American St. Joseph Society, which helps preserve and celebrate New Orleans’ rich Italian and Sicilian heritage through education, tradition and community outreach.
“As someone who grew up in a proud Italian family in upstate New York, this event is incredibly personal to me,” said Pesono. “Italian and Sicilian culture is deeply woven into the fabric of New Orleans, and I believe it deserves to be celebrated even more. Taste of Italy is about honoring those traditions, bringing people together through authentic food and drink and shining a spotlight on the heritage that has shaped this city for generations.”
World’s Largest Antipasti Board
One of the main highlights of the evening will be the unveiling of the World’s Largest Antipasti Board, weighing nearly 200lbs. Presented by Dorignac’s Food Center, the board was built by acclaimed Italian sculptor and King Cake Baby mascot creator Jonathan Bertuccelli…