Let’s welcome my dear friend Rita DiPasquale! A professional foodie, artist & appraises & authenticater fine Art, now residing in New Orleans!
Rita DiPasquale is originally from Mosciano Sant’Angelo, a small town nestled between the Gran Sasso mountains and the Adriatic Sea, in the province of Abruzzo, Italy, about three hours east of Rome.
Ms. DiPasquale’s life in Italy was surrounded by wonderful world-class art and architecture. She spent part of her childhood near family around Florence and in Rome and the Vatican, where the glories of Italian art inspired her pursuit of the arts. Rita’s love of the culture of Italy has led her to a lifelong study of art, leading her to study at the University of Perugia in Perguia, Italy and finally obtaining her Master’s Degree in Art History with a concentration in Renaissance & Baroque Art and a minor in Studio Art at Kent State University.
Rita DiPasquale is an art Historian and Fine Art Appraiser and Authenticator located in New Orleans, LA with her own international company of artistic scholars, Lucca Appraisal & Collection Management. Prior to that she ran her own art gallery The Vue in Cleveland, OH.
Rita’s work has been shown in galleries in Cleveland, New Orleans and Chicago, including some of her works being shown in Cleveland City Hall.
As a citizen of two countries, her inspiration for her art comes from both cultures. Rita's passions lie in her love of color and how color evokes emotions. Her current series of color block paintings represent places that are dear to her heart: an autumn landscape of her beloved Abruzzo, her favorite jazz club in New Orleans, and all of the splendors of Italian architecture, art and culture -- places that evoke joy, energy, romance and deep sentiment for Rita.
In addition to her artistic career, Ms DiPasquale is very active in food culture. As a long time member of Slow Food International & in connection with several other food forward women co collaborator of NEOFOODIES in Cleveland, she highlights & promotes eating clean real food, supporting local as much as possible & educating people on where & how to eat natural. Just like her passion for art, she is equally passionate about food, supporting our farmers, clean & sustainable food practices. Having severe food allergies herself, her goal in the food community is to bring forth a movement of bringing people back to the table, families cooking again & moving away from a fast food, processed life. Eating cleaner & healthier if given the right direction.
Mentioned in the show:
https://www.celiachia.it/search-commercial-activities/
*GF restaurants in rome italy
https://wheatlesswanderlust.com/gluten-free-rome-restaurants/
*Check out this great movie - The Big Night: New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
Starring Stanley Tucci & tony Shalhoub
