First Annual Calabrese Cook-Off

Written By Veronica

Our First Annual Calabrese Cook-Off on Saturday, April 27 at the American Serbian Club was an action-packed extravaganza! We were blessed to have the Italian Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Newark visit and challenge us to the making of Pasta e Ceci, a traditional Calabrese dish. It was a close battle, with the Calabria Club of Pittsburgh narrowly edging out the Apostolati 24-22 in the voting by the attendees. The Sopressata Tasting Competition was another tough vote, as all of the submissions were excellent. Anthony Cassano of the Apostolati took home the trophy for the best Sopressata.

Following the Cook-Off, we had our After Party at the Pitch on Butler. It was a night for the ages with games, music, and dancing that could not be topped.

A special thank you goes to Jimmy “Big Muscles” Woderak for supplying us with awesome Italian music at the After-Party, and to both venues for having us. We appreciate everyone that joined us in the fun day and look forward to our next events!

Veronica

I'm a ("slashie"/multi-hyphenate/hybrid) Creative Manager/Project Manager at my core as well as a Marketing Generalist + Freelance Stylist. I'm equally left and right-brained and love nothing more than to marry my Type A organizational skills with my need for creativity. I'm passionate about setting up efficient processes and helping designers, developers, brand, and marketing teams get their best sh!t done in a collaborative and effective way. I manage creative operations and lead projects from initial briefing to completion/launch day/beyond with direct responsibility for the day-to-day management of tasks, processes, and workflows. I'm quick to see inefficiency and conceptualize new solutions, I live somewhere between strategic and tactical, and I always have creative input.

I’ve overseen and produced digital experiences, rebrands, social media, email marketing campaigns, product design and development, packaging design, and product photography/videography (both virtual and traditional) but I've also been hands-on with creative direction, content curation and creation, styling, product photography, designing websites, setting up digital ads, and copywriting for websites, emails, social media, and product descriptions. If you think I’d be a good fit for your team, drop me a line and let’s chat.

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