We are finally back in the Gil’s Appliances Thermador demonstration kitchen for our first Gil’s Loves Local post-pandemic cooking class! We are so excited to continue our partnership with Edible Rhody to bring you a series of events highlighting the best of local, seasonal ingredients prepared by inspiring local chefs.
On June 7th we will welcome chef/owner of Foglia in Bristol, Peter Carvelli, to our Bristol showroom for a sold-out evening of plant-based cooking, instruction, vegan wine pairings and samplings. He will show us how he makes his delicious handmade filled pastas and guests will try their hand at filling their own pasta bundles. We’ll also learn how he prepares his savory Tip-to-Top Barbecue Maple Glazed Carrots with Carrot Top Salsa Verde using the entire carrot and his favorite spice blend from Ocean State Pepper Company.
An attorney by day and a chef by night, Peter Carvelli opened Foglia on State Street in Bristol last summer and the restaurant has since been named Vegetarian Times Best New Restaurant 2022 and Yankee Magazine’s Best Vegan Restaurant RI 2023. Chef Peter has a passion for creating delicious and innovative vegan cuisine with broad appeal. His creative dishes made with fresh, local ingredients appeal to vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike. As he described in an interview with the Boston Globe in July of 2022, Foglia is “an upscale, chef-driven restaurant that happens to be plant-based.” His seasonal menus and the restaurant's warm and inviting ambiance appeal to all who appreciate fine dining and fresh, creative cuisine.
We cannot wait to hear more from Peter about his unique career journey, his passion for vegan cuisine and his tips for home chefs. And our stomachs are rumbling just thinking about the food and wine tastings!
If you were lucky enough to secure a spot at this Wednesday’s Foglia cooking class, we can’t wait to see you there! If not, be sure to follow Gil’s Appliances on Eventbrite, Facebook, and Instagram so you’ll be one of the first to know about our next Gil’s Loves Local cooking class!