12 October/ottobre 2001
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Villa Santa Maria - From Friday to Sunday the Festival of the Cooks /
Inizia la rassegna dei cuochi del Sangro, by Gino Mechiorre
Inauguration today of the 23rd Rassegna dei cuochi del Sangro. This afternoon a Mass celebrated by archbishop Edoardo Menichelli in honor of San Francesco Caracciolo, patron of cooks, who was born here on 13 october 1563. A delegation of cooks from Sicily will offer the oil for the saint's lamp. On Saturday morning a young barman competition, in the evening a pasta-party. On Sunday at 17 a buffet prepared by the best cooks of the area.