“DAVINCI PASTA ‘COOKING WITH NICK STELLINO’ SWEEPSTAKES” GIVES BAY AREA FANS A CHANCE TO WIN A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME NAPA VALLEY EXPERIENCE
(August 16, 2011 – Boonton, NJ): DaVinci Pasta, authentic Italian pasta made and imported from Italy, today announces the “DaVinci Pasta ‘Cooking with Nick Stellino’ Sweepstakes.” The gourmet grocery pasta brand has teamed up with the star of television’s “Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends” to offer Bay Area shoppers a chance to win the experience of a lifetime: an instructional DaVinci Pasta dinner with the celebrity chef at Artesa Vineyards & Winery!
Italy’s famed Chef Stellino will demonstrate pasta-cooking techniques for 25 winners and their guests in a classroom style setting, using recipes he created for DaVinci Pasta. They will dine together, tour the Napa Valley winery, and take home a copy of Stellino’s new book, Cooking with Friends.
“We are so excited to give 25 of our fans the chance to meet Chef Stellino and see him in action in such an amazing setting,” said David Bennett, co-owner Mollie Stone’s Markets. Irene Suhaka, DaVinci Marketing Manager, added: “And since each package of DaVinci Pasta is prepared with the finest traditional Italian ingredients, our winners will be able to recreate the experience whenever they want – right in their very own kitchens.”
People can enter the “DaVinci Pasta ‘Cooking with Nick Stellino’ Sweepstakes” from August 24, 2011 through September 28, 2011 at all Mollie Stone’s Markets in the San Francisco region. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on October 3, 2011 – and then join Chef Stellino for an event to remember on October 22, 2011. For more information about DaVinci Pasta, including recipes created by Chef Stellino, please visit www.DaVinciPasta.com
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About DaVinci Pasta
DaVinci Pasta is “authentic Italian” – made from the finest traditional Italian ingredients in Italy and imported, bringing a taste of Italy to your family dinners. Genuine Italian flavor and texture set DaVinci Pasta apart from its competitors. DaVinci Pasta offers Traditional, Whole Wheat and Organic product lines. To learn more about DaVinci Pasta or to rediscover your passion for authentic Italian cooking, visit www.DaVinciPasta.com
About Nick Stellino
Nick Stellino grew up in Palermo, Italy. The former Wall Street stockbroker turned to a culinary career in 1991, and has been sharing his enthusiasm for Italian cooking ever since – in the media (The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, Good Morning America, etc.) and at popular food festivals. The star of television’s “Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends” is also a well-known author of several cook book’s, including the newly published Cooking with Friends. For more information, please visit www.nickstellino.com
About Artesa Vineyards & Winery
Artesa Vineyards & Winery is located on a hilltop in Napa Valley and enjoys sweeping views of San Francisco Bay. Owned by the Raventós family of Spain, whose winemaking history dates to the mid-sixteenth century, Artesa takes its name from the Catalan word for “handcrafted.” The “Elements by Artesa” red wines are multi-faceted and complex. For more information, please visit www.artesawinery.com
About Mollie Stone’s Markets
Mollie Stone’s Markets are the Bay Area’s trusted provider of Necessity + Passion Foods. Mollie Stone’s began as a natural and organic food market in 1985. Mollie’s also carries a complete selection of national brand groceries, dairy, deli and frozen food. There are currently nine Mollie Stone’s Markets: Sausalito, Greenbrae, San Francisco (Pacific Heights), (Twin Peaks), (Castro), Palo Alto, San Mateo, Burlingame, and San Bruno. For more information, please visit: www.molliestones.com
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