Italian Seafood from Il Fornaio

How does an Italian inspired seafood dish created right in front of you from one of the chef's of Il Fornaio sound?  Come watch as Chef Franz Junga showcases this squid ink risotto masterpiece at 2pm today at the Ferguson Cooking Stage.

Chef Franz Junga – Il Fornaio – Saturday, Noon

Chef Franz Junga

Chef Franz Junga graduated Lewis & Clark College in Portland, with a degree in English and Latin American studies. It was his travels following graduation that led him to his passion: the culinary arts. Junga returned to school in Portland where he graduated with honors in 1996 from the Western Culinary Institute. Now chef-partner of Il Fornaio in Seattle, Junga oversees the kitchen, the restaurant, the bakery, and the menu writing.

Il Fornaio

Step inside Il Fornaio and take a culinary journey through Italy. Early mornings bring rustic, crisp crusted bread hot from the oven accompanied by the scent of fresh brewed espresso. During lunch and dinner hours, pastas and flavorful sauces simmer while meats and vegetables roast over hot coals. Bottles of wine from small, regional wineries are uncorked to complement the dishes, which have been crafted in the custom of Italy's chefs, bakers and homemakers.

Chefs from Puget Sound’s Top Restaurants Entertain Seattle Home Show 2 Attendees

At Seattle Home Show 2, show visitors are having the chance to learn to cook like the pros from chefs at some of the top restaurants in town at the Seattle Home Show 2’s Cooking Demonstration Series. Chefs such as Chef Gabriel Cabrera of Salty’s in Redondo Beach have been entertaining show visitors as well as sharing some of their own cooking secrets as they demonstrate live how to prepare some of their favorite recipes.

Chef Cabrera demonstrated how to cook a crustaceous crab cake with piquant pepper aioli. All audience members received a copy of the recipe along with a discount coupon for a lunch or dinner at Salty’s. Chef Cabrera, who said he likes a lively audience, encouraged the audience to clap and ask questions, with a free brunch at Salty’s given the most enthusiastic audience member.

Other chefs scheduled to appear at Seattle Home Show 2 are Chef Franz Junga of Il Fornaio Saturday at 4 PM, Chef James Gibson, Salty’s on Allki on Sunday at noon and Chef Michael Hillyer of Daniel’s Broiler Sunday at 2 PM.

Seattle Home Show 2 runs through now through Sunday, October 10. For more details, visit the website at www.seattlehomeshow.com.