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young age, she cooked for her brother and herself while her parents worked. Her family owned a restaurant, but
she wanted nothing to do with the food industry when she became an adult. Despite her early aversion, she
eventually started her own catering business and she’s been teaching at the Co-Op since 2008, drawing inspiration
from her Italian heritage, as well as her mother’s and grandmother’s recipes. She likes talking about food science and what to eat for good health, perhaps because she believes that her diet (along with her faith) have helped her fight multiple sclerosis. She was diagnosed when she was 21. “My mother never cooked anything from a box or a can,” she says. Oliverio follows her example. When I ask her why someone might want to attend a cooking class at the CoOp she says, “I think most people come because they’re intrigued. There’s only so much you can get by watching the Food Network.” Soon she will be taking a trip to Italy with her dad. He’s in his 80s and has attended her class. Her mother and grandmother have as well. She’s hoping her aunts will show her some new recipes while she’s in Italy. “I like to learn from everybody,” she says. For more information about the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op’s Cooking School, go to sac.coop/ cookingschool. Angela Knight can be reached at knight@mcn.org. n
Julia Thomas (left) helps put the finishing touches on a peach galette.
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