"Call me La Rhonda..."
"As someone of Sicilian heritage, making food is a process I feel deeply connected to. Like many of the cultures that live in the United States, we all come from somewhere. The way we make our food and the ingredients we use reflect the origins of our cultural heritage -- in the Art and Language of Food, I teach cooking and food preservation, and give the grandmothers all the credit."
The ingredients...
I use locally sourced produce from regional farms...
The dish...
Just a few ingredients and you have dinner...
The goods...
The process of food preservation is a lot of work, but so satisfying...
Catering
Seafood at Sunset
Sundays up on a roof or on a deck
On Sundays throughout the summer, La Rhonda features what's in season in and out of the water (and in a tin), highlighting the city's beautiful harbour through the art of fresh, tapas-style seafood dishes. Come on up and enjoy the vibe and the food — it's free.
Sponsored by Mass Cultural Council, New Bedford Local Cultural Council, Coastal Foodshed, PLAY, and Rhonda M. Fazio.
Check the calendar for precise dates.
Preparing and Preserving Food is an Art
Visit me at the New Bedford Farmers Markets all year long where I teach folks how to prepare local foods with "SNAP to the MAX", "Learn to Love Local" and "We Can Farm" with invited chefs and people who love to cook from the community.
Free to the public!
All levels of experience are welcome at any of our creative classes.
Check out the calendar to keep up on the latest happenings and where I will be next.
Click the link below to see where else I will be this summer!
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Alchemy in a Jar
Hand crafted jams made with care for the environment.
All vegetables and fruit are sourced locally from the farm coast of South-Eastern Massachusetts.
Vegan and Gluten Free (except with liquors).
All materials used are made to be recycled, up-cycled, and used again.
Packaging is designed by the Artist and made with a zero-waste ethic.
Made with love from my heart to your table.
The Button Flower
The "Button Flower" is designed as a keepsake to pay tribute to the women, children and men who worked in the textile making industries and mills for centuries. With no name to their faces, and no way to ever sign their work, some paid the ultimate price with their lives, their dignity, and the skills never to be recognized and compensated for their worth - discarded and forgotten - like a button.
The constant bloom of the flower secured with vintage buttons from the Artist's collection, ensures the memory of someone you knew or never met will not wither away despite never being seen or heard.
Come find us
Located below the Portuguese Consulate and across the street from City Hall in the Seaport District of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
634 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 669-6835
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