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Piccolo Chef Unveils New Website Stocked with Healthy and Fun Recipes Plus Friendly Cooking Tips for the Whole Family

Starting as a tiny cooking school for children in Los Angeles in 2008, Piccolo Chef has taken on a broader, bolder national mission to help teach moms and dads across the web the importance of healthy, affordable eating at a time when diabetes and obesity among American children have exploded into a nationwide epidemic. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, childhood obesity in America has more than tripled during the past 30 years and the statistics are expected to continue skyrocketing.

"As mothers, we were alarmed at the way our children were scarfing down unhealthy, chemical-laden junk food," said Tina Fanelli Moraccini, co-founder of Piccolo Chef. "So, my Piccolo Chef co-founder Lilian Palmieri and I set our sights on helping stressed out, working moms and dads to reignite the love and intelligence of our family kitchens - the way it was when we were little kids and the house always smelled of delicious fresh foods cooking on the stove."

Lilian Palmieri, co-founder of Piccolo Chef, added, "we are striving with so many others in this movement - from First Lady Michelle Obama to Chef Alice Waters and Chef Jaime Oliver - to educate families across the country about the importance of healthy, nutritionally balanced food. We also want grown-ups and children to smile again when it comes to mealtime, and to feel good about sharing these special moments and memories. There is plenty of time for video games and TV after you eat a wonderful meal."

NUTRITIOUS, DELICIOUS COOKING FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

Piccolo Chef's philosophy is centered on bringing the family together at mealtimes to enjoy the selection, preparation and enjoyment of healthy food - from the seed to the table. The company teaches the discipline, responsibility and extraordinary wonder of growing and purchasing fresh organic foods, preparing them together as a family and cooking up delicious and nutritious recipes that are fun and memorable.

Even kid's meal mainstays such as pizza can get the healthy Piccolo Chef treatment. Tina and Lillian and their chefs went back to the basics of the Mediterranean diet of whole grains, olive oils, fresh vegetables and cheeses to create a favorite children's meal that is good to eat. They have experimented with great success - just ask the kids! - with healthy party foods, veggie gelato, fresh fruit and whole wheat pancakes, roast vegetable corn tortillas and many more healthy, delicious recipes that reside on piccolochef.com.

Piccolo Chef has also attracted leading Hollywood talent and celebrity chefs to join in the class and the fun, including famed Los Angeles Chef Celestino Drago; singer/actress Debi Derryberry (the voice of "Jimmy Neutron" ); Drake Hogestyn (long-time star of "Days of Our Lives" and former New York Yankee); Robin Lee (star of "Seven Pounds," "Hitch" and "Hotel For Dogs" ); and two-time, world-champion pizza maker Fabio Ferrari, from Rimini, Italy who showed our Piccolo Chefs how to make the best healthy pizza ever.

A CONTINUED TREAT FOR LOS ANGELES-AREA FAMILIES

In addition to the new website which benefits anyone with Internet access, Piccolo Chef will continue to offer its award-winning, in-person classes and special events in Los Angeles. Upcoming classes and workshops include:

5 ingredients or less!
A hands-on mommy-and-me cooking class for the 3-5 set, where you'll be able to count the number of ingredients for each recipe on one hand and remind our taste buds that a few really good ingredients can go a long way with flavor!

The Bento Box
Trade in your old lunch box and make little bites of deliciousness to fill your bento boxes!

Mousses
Shake things up in the kitchen a bit with the latest food fad to hit France- Mousses!

Feeding the Family
Learn how to cook in a positive and friendly atmosphere, all the while discovering new and healthy ways to feed your family!

ABOUT PICCOLO CHEF

Piccolo Chef Co-founders Tina Fanelli Moraccini and Lilian Palmieri are "mom-preneurs" with a vision to make nutritious, delicious cooking attainable and fun to children of all ages and walks of life. A cooking school for kids and their grown-ups, the company teaches the art of healthy cooking and reconnecting with one another through all phases of the cooking process from the garden to the table. Known for its award-winning classes and workshops throughout the Greater Los Angeles area, Piccolo Chef is also available for special events and private parties. For more information and to learn more about the importance of healthy eating as an invaluable life skill, please visit www.piccolochef.com or call (310) 295-4208.

Rushing PR for Piccolo Chef
Lana Rushing, 310/428-1805
lana@rushingpr.com