Conferences on Italian cuisine open in Washington
(AGI) Washington, March 19 - The Italian embassy in the U.S.has organised two conferences in Washington with famous Italianfood historian and cooking expert Francine Segan ahead of theopening of Expo in Milan. The first event takes place onThursday at the Library of Congress, the largest library in theworld, where the expert will speak about tradition andinnovation in Italian cuisine. On Friday, the embassy has setup a conference where she will talk about the history ofchocolate, from the discoveries by Christopher Columbus to thehazelnuts and chocolate of Sicily's Modica and inventions and