Cooking Up History: Giuliano Hazan and a Legacy of Cooking Italian

Giuliano Hazan is the award-winning author of the best-selling cookbooks, Every Night Italian, The Classic Pasta Cookbook, and Hazan Family Favorites, among others. He teaches Italian cooking classes throughout the U.S. and at his school in Italy. Hazan is the only child of Victor and Marcella Hazan, the godmother of Italian cooking in America. During this cooking demonstration, Hazan will prepare Zabaglione (Italian custard dessert made by whipping egg yolks, sugar, and sweet wine such as Marsala over heat). The recipe has deep roots in the Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna, the region where his parents lived before moving to New York in 1955. Marcella Hazan’s copper Zabaglione pot is one of the featured objects in the museum’s new exhibition, “In Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness.”