Tuscan chef to present authentic cuisine to State College, central Pennsylvania

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For chef Alessandro Manfredini, it was a job in a pizza shop about 35 years ago that inspired his life’s work, and the Italian chef will soon share a sampling of his authentic cuisine with central Pennsylvania.

“I started working as a pizza chef in a small hotel in Barga,” said Manfredini, now 53. “The owner and chef passed on all his passion. I moved to Naples for a special culinary school and knew I wanted it to be my profession.”

Manfredini will share elements of his cooking style that’s been crafted for more than three decades at the WPSU Connoisseur’s Dinner and Auction — a fundraiser that benefits the operations and programming of WPSU-TV — at the Nittany Lion Inn on Saturday, Feb. 8.

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