The year was 1976 in Palermo and publishing company Il Vespro released its “In Bocca” series — rare, corrugated cardboard-bound cookbooks featuring remarkable illustrations and recipes celebrating different regions of Italy.
Today, Nostrana displays these collector’s items — more encyclopedia than culinary guide, with poetry, history, and all-but-lost dialects — and has started an “In Bocca” dinner series inspired by their provincial fare.
Chefs Cathy Whims (also the owner) and Sara Woods will bring you an exquisitely prepared four-course meal, complete with wine pairings.
Tickets are $169, with two dinners planned this spring and three more in the fall.
Friday, April 5: Valle d’Aosta
Friday, May 3: Veneto
