FABRIZIA USA 2025 – Anna Tasca Lanza

Fabrizia's Travels 2025

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November 4 – 13, 2025

Fabrizia will travel to California in November

to present at the Culinary Institute of America’s Worlds of Flavor conference. She’ll be presenting her documentary, Amaro, to the culinary students of the CIA and speaking on panels with other renowned chefs about Mediterranean food culture. If you happen to be attending the conference, please check the program for Fabrizia’s events.

After the conference, she will be hosting a series of events in the Napa, Sonoma, Toluma, and San Francisco areas. Find her schedule below!

In honor of Fabrizia, The Valley Bar + Bottle will be doing a Sicilian alla carte menu take over. Make reservations at any time and have a chance to meet Fabrizia and share in some Sicilian delights in Sonoma.

From 5:00 pm on. Reserve here.

487 1st West, Sonoma, CA 95476

Engage in conversation with Fabrizia at Dos’ Bar in Sonoma while sipping on some Italian wines. A chance to explore the Italian and Californian traditions and history, and how they come together in the winemaking world.

6:00 – 8:00 pm. Stop by, no need to book ahead.
521 Broadway, Sonoma, CA

Sicilian Feast on the Farm with Fabrizia Lanza, author of The Food of Sicily & Bebe Black Carminito, author of The Curated Board, Head Cheesemaker and Home Chef, Nick Campbell, and coauthor of Feast on the Farm, Tamara Hicks.

Join us at Toluma Farms for an unforgettable afternoon Fall Feast on November 9, 2025, at 12:30 PM. Let your taste buds take a trip to Sicily as you savor traditional dishes crafted with fresh, local ingredients. Marin County and Sicily, despite being on different continents, share similarities in both food and climate due to their Mediterranean coastal geography.

Chef and the owner of the Sicilian cooking school, Anna Tanza Lanza, Fabriza Lanza, will be present to discuss the foods of her country and her book, The Food of Sicily. Bebe Black Carminito, who has recently written The Curated Board, will feature Tomales Farmstead Cheeses, Italian cured meats, and olives on one of her beautiful boards.

Head Cheesemaker Nick Campbell, will be preparing your meal with the guidance of Fabriza, and Tamara Hicks will provide a farm tour and a discussion of her new cookbook Feasts on the Farm.

All three cookbooks will be available for purchase and signing to personalize for yourself or as a holiday present.

This is a unique opportunity to enjoy good food, good company, and the beautiful farm in the Fall. Farm Tour and Sicilian wine included.

12:30 – 3:30 pm. SOLD OUT
5488 Middle Road
Tomales, CA 94971

This gathering with Proof Collective will be an intimate, convivial evening celebrating Sicilian food and the spirit of community that defines Fabrizia’s work. With dishes prepared by members, wine shared among friends, and stories of Cook the Farm and the ATL Foundation, it will be a heartfelt exchange of food, culture, and conversation.

6:00 – 8:30 pm
RSVP to annasfung@gmail.com by October 28th
Ticket price will be the purchase of Fabrizia’s book The Food of Sicily or an equivalent donation
San Francisco area. Exact location shared upon booking. Limited seats.

This event offers Fabrizia’s audience a rare chance to hear her in conversation with Alice Waters, exploring themes central to Fabrizia’s work: Sicilian food, education, and cultural memory. Attendees will not only gain insight into The Food of Sicily and the school-lunch revolution, but also deepen their connection to the philosophy and storytelling Fabrizia brings to her community.

6:30 pm. Reserve here.

3885A Cesar Chavez Street
San Francisco, CA 94131