Nov 3, 2012

Italian Foods and Cooking Classes at Scituate’s Roman TableBy Ellen AlbaneseBoston.com

Scituate, MA – “Italians hug,” said Lorraine Schinelli, giving me a quick squeeze as I packed up my things after a cooking class at the Roman Table.

Schinelli, a Scituate resident, had spent the evening showing a diverse assortment of would-be chefs how to make her grandmother’s manicotti. Under her guidance, we learned to swirl the batter in a small fry pan to create a thin crepe (it’s all in the wrist), fill the crepes with a ricotta-egg-parmesan-parsley mixture, and roll and pack them neatly for the oven.

In two short hours we discovered enough about manicotti and each other so that a goodbye hug seemed perfectly natural.

Cooking classes are one way Cynthia Gallo-Casey spreads the word about the shop she opened two years ago in a waterfront building that used to be the town post office. The Roman Table is her tribute to the art of eating Italian-style. It carries olive oils and vinegars (available for tasting), specialty pasta and baking mixes, handcrafted tableware, table linens, and home decor.

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