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, Dec. 2, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., at Trinity Commons at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Clevealnd. 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 studied at several cooking schools in Italy and the Cordon Bleu in Paris. She opened The Loretta Paganini School of Cooking in Chesterland, Ohio, in 1989. In 2004 it was expanded to include a 12,000 square foot culinary center with a staff of 30. Recipient of many prestigious awards, Loretta Paganini is a tour de force in the culinary world. For information on her cooking school, visit www.lpscinc.com.

Program funding is provided by the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area Education Fund, Inc. For more information on the Dec. 2 event, visit www.LWVCuyahogaArea.org.

Joan Hirsch is the public relations coordinator for the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area.