A SUNY Oneonta professor treated her students to a cooking demonstration and meal last week.

Naomi Graham, an adjunct professor of Italian, hosted Antonio Avanzato and his wife, Rosemarie Avanzato, former owners of the Italian Kitchen and Stella Luna in Oneonta on April 21.

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