You weren't going to go to Festa Italiana and not take in the food, were you?
Local and national chefs will take the Cucina Showcase stage when the festival returns this weekend at the lakefront. Rossella Rago of the web show “Cooking with Nonna” will appear at 6 p.m. Saturday and 6:45 p.m. Sunday; California chef Richard Lombardi will demonstrate Italian dishes at 2 p.m. Saturday and 4:30 p.m. Sunday.