EduChef for Unipd staff
Since 2021, the University of Padova has been offering the EduChef project not only to students but also to the staff of the University of Padua, with the aim of promoting lifestyles oriented towards well-being and responsible consumption among staff.
The project stands out for its attention to sustainability, offering recipes that are economical, attentive to waste, reuse of waste and low environmental impact. This initiative is part of the broader context of the University's policies, launched in 2016, aimed at promoting well-being and education on sustainability issues in all its forms.
The project, now in its fourth edition, was carried out in collaboration with Confcommercio Ascom Padova, Fairtrade Italia and Molino Rossetto SpA Ascom Padova S.p.A. - Accademia Arti e Mestieri Alimentari di Ascom Padova, Coop Alleanza 3.0 s.c., and Fairtrade Italia s.c.
Four editions were held between October and November 2024, each dedicated to different themes: appetizers - finger food, first courses, main courses and desserts.
There were also 2 in-depth evening meetings on the Zoom platform on the theme "Nutrition and health" and "The right temperatures for healthy food".
The project, now in its third edition, was carried out in collaboration with Ascom Padova S.p.A. - Accademia Arti e Mestieri Alimentari di Ascom Padova, Coop Alleanza 3.0 s.c., and Fairtrade Italia s.c.
Four editions were held for the first time in attendance between May and June 2023, each dedicated to different themes - appetizers - Finger Food, first courses, main courses and desserts.
There were also 2 evening meetings on the Zoom platform for in-depth analysis of food and cooking techniques.
The project, now in its second edition, was carried out in collaboration with Ascom Padova S.p.A. - Accademia Arti e Mestieri Alimentari di Ascom Padova, Coop Alleanza 3.0 s.c., and Fairtrade Italia s.c.
Four online editions were held between May and June 2022, each dedicated to different themes - Appetizers - Finger Food, First Courses, Second Courses and Desserts.
The project was carried out in collaboration with Ascom Padova S.p.A. - Accademia Arti e Mestieri Alimentari di Ascom Padova, Coop Alleanza 3.0 s.c., and Fairtrade Italia s.c.
Four online editions were held between May and June 2021, each dedicated to different themes - Appetizers, First Courses, Second Courses and Desserts.
The University makes available to everyone Educhef's video-recipes and the tips to follow for responsible and sustainable shopping. Educhef is a real cooking course to educate to a better food culture, to be followed online and available in the accessible version by activating the subtitles in Italian or English.
Short video tutorials:
Available in the version accessible by activating the subtitles in Italian or English.
- How to prepare the Pezzentella, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
- How to prepare beetroot risotto, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
- How to prepare the club sandwich, with Fabrizio Rivaroli | EduChef
- How to prepare a homemade hamburger, with Fabrizio Rivaroli | EduChef
- How to prepare theBarley pumpkin, with Cristina Biollo | EduChef
- How to prepare Roman puntarelle salad, with Cristina Biollo | EduChef
- How to prepare meatballs, with Alessandro Conte | EduChef
- How to prepare a salmon burger, with Alessandro Conte | EduChef
- How to prepare bigoli in sauce... senza bigoli, with Luca Vecchiato | EduChef
- How to prepare "el pocio", with Luca Vecchiato | EduChef
- How to prepare "poldo's balls", with Luca Vecchiato | EduChef
- How to prepare buckwheat dumpling, with Cristina Biollo | EduChef
- How to prepare zucchini parmigiana, with Cristina Biollo | EduChef
- How to prepare vegetable spaghetti, with Cristina Biollo | EduChef
- How to prepare mussel stew with monkfish and salted lemon peel, with Fabrizio Rivaroli | EduChef
- How to prepare fennel and chamomile suckling pig with julienned potatoes, with Fabrizio Rivaroli | EduChef
- How to prepare coffee mousse with chocolate, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
- How to prepare lemon delight, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
- How to prepare the peach and fresh mint crumble, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
Video lessons:
Available in the version accessible by activating the Italian subtitles. In the description of the videos you can find the recipe in English.
- Appetizers, with Luca Vecchiato | EduChef
- The Appetizers-Finger Food, with Alessandro Conte | EduChef
- The first courses, with Cristina Biollo | EduChef
- The first, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
- First courses and sauces, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
- I secondi – video 1, with Fabrizio Rivaroli | EduChef
- I secondi – video 2, with Fabrizio Rivaroli | EduChef
- Main course and main courses – video 1, with Alessandro Conte | EduChef
- Main course and main courses – video 2, with Alessandro Conte | EduChef
- Club sandwiches and gourmet sandwiches, with Luca Vecchiato | EduChef
- Desserts, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
- Recovery cuisine and desserts, with Stefania Autuori | EduChef
Video recordings and testimonials of the 2017 edition

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