Free Celebrity Cookbook to Help America’s Second Harvest

Barilla, several Celebrities, entertaining expert David Tutera and Chef Mario Batali have joined forces in developing The Celebrity Italian Table.

This is a cookbook that everyone is able to download for free through February 29, 2008.  With each download, Barilla will donate $1, up to $100,000 to America’s Second Harvest.  Barilla also donated an extra $25,000 to America’s Second Harvest in the name of the celebrity contributors.  Chef Mario Batali re-invented the celebrity dishes and Tutera designed the party for each menu.

America’s Second Harvest is a national food bank with locations throughout the country to help fight hunger in the United States.

Barilla:

Barilla, the world’s number one pasta maker, announces its second annual call on pasta lovers to help fight hunger with the launch of “The Celebrity Italian Table Cookbook.” Renowned chef Mario Batali, entertaining expert David Tutera and five Hollywood celebrities partnered with Barilla to offer unique recipes and stylish table concepts.

This year’s cookbook offers the following celebrity-inspired recipes and table settings:

• Romantic Night with Chris Daughtry’s Rigatoni with Basil and Gorgonzola
• Celebratory Feast with Debra Messing’s Penne alla Vodka
• Girlfriends Gathering with Natalie Portman’s Penne alla Puttanesca
• Dinner Party with Marisa Tomei’s Farfalle “alla Marisa”
• Family Dinner with Stanley Tucci’s Spaghetti al Tonno
• Babbo with Mario Batali’s restaurant favorite Fettuccine with Zucca

This is a wonderful cause and easy for you to download.  Again, it’s free.  You will have to fill out a bit of information and you can choose to have the donation go to the national cause or to the Second Harvest Food Bank in your area.

There are 35 million people in the US needing services and 12 million of these our children.  To download your free cookbook and help go to www.celebrityitaliantable.com .