The Italian restaurateur Federico Peliti’s great-granddaughter, Maria Letizia Peliti, was in Kolkata to trace the history of Peliti’s. Celebrating the history of Italian culture in the city, the consulate general of Italy in Kolkata and Rotary Club of Calcutta Renaissance hosted a brunch on February 15 in the garden of the consul-general’s house in Alipore
Soumyajit Dey
The consul-general of Italy in Kolkata Riccardo Dalla Costa introduced Peliti’s to the guests. In his welcome speech, he said: ‘Today’s brunch concludes our season of events which started last November with a series of heritage dinners, events and initiatives that focused on some of the old Italian migration to India. In the last few months, we brought the descendants of two very important Italians — Angelo Firpo and Federico Peliti — to Kolkata’
Soumyajit Dey
Expressing excitement about visiting Kolkata for the first time, Maria Letizia Peliti said: ‘It’s such a great experience for me. I’ve been waiting for a long time to come to Kolkata. In 2020, I tried but unfortunately, there was COVID. So it had to be postponed. But here I am today, and it makes me emotional thinking of my great-grandfather who came here a long time ago and started this business. I feel close to him’
Soumyajit Dey
