Instructor Dr. Paola Rebusco used cooking to help her students learn to speak Italian. (Image courtesy of Graham Gordon Ramsay. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Paola Rebusco
Graham Gordon Ramsay
(Videographer)
MIT Course Number
ES.S41
As Taught In
Spring 2012
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
The participants in this seminar will dive into learning basic conversational Italian, Italian culture, and the Mediterranean diet. Each class is based on the preparation of a delicious dish and on the bite-sized acquisition of parts of the Italian language and culture. A good diet is not based on recipes only, it is also rooted in healthy habits and in culture. At the end of the seminar the participants will be able to cook some healthy and tasty recipes and to understand and speak basic Italian.