Loretta Paganini Spices Up League Event

You are invited to hear world-renown chef and cooking school founder Loretta Paganini at the League of Women Voters' "First Thursdays" speaker series on Thursday, December 2, 2010, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Trinity Commons at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Chef Paganini's talk is titled, "A Woman's Place is Running the Kitchen." The public is invited to attend at no charge, with free parking behind the Cathedral off Prospect Avenue.

Loretta Paganini's passion for food and training chefs has resulted in an extraordinary career that covers the globe. Born in Bologna, Italy, she began her culinary career in the family "Pasticceria" (confectionery shop). She then studied at several cooking schools in Italy and the Cordon Bleu in Paris. In 1989, she opened The Loretta Paganini School of Cooking in Chesterland, Ohio and brought culinary education to hundreds of recreational students. In 2004, she purchased additional property in Chesterland and built a 12,000 square foot culinary center with a staff of thirty. It has been named the "Best Cooking School" by CLEVELAND Magazine. Recipient of many prestigious awards, Loretta Paganini is a tour de force in the culinary world. For more information on her cooking school, visit www.lpscinc.com. For more information on the December 2nd event, visit www.LWVCuyahogaArea.org.

Program funding is provided by the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area Education Fund, Inc.