{"id":4952,"date":"2025-02-16T17:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/?post_type=womanup-honoree&#038;p=4952"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:40:21","slug":"jenna-arcidiacono","status":"publish","type":"womanup-honoree","link":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/celebrating-women\/award-winners\/jenna-arcidiacono\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Arcidiacono | Woman of Achievement &amp; Courage Honoree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chef-owner-of-amore-trattoria-founder-of-food-hugs\">Chef-Owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/amoretrattoriaitaliana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amore Trattoria<\/a> | Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/foodhugs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food Hugs<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-woman-of-achievement-amp-courage-honoree\">Woman of Achievement &amp; Courage Honoree <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Jenna\u2019s first job was slinging chili dogs and root beer floats at Cook\u2019s Drive-In in Kentwood. Slowly, she began realizing that cooking was more than just a way to pay for her stirrup pants, music cassettes and perms. After high school she attended Michigan State University and again found herself working in restaurants near campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanting to live in a big city after graduation, she moved to San Francisco where she fell in love a handsome Italian who was visiting from Milan. She moved to Italy with him. Spending three years in the kitchen with her new mother-in-law, her passion for Italian Casalinga cuisine grew stronger. Moving back to the United States, Jenna realized it was time to take the leap and open Amore Trattoria Italiana. Meeting her guests in the dining room became part of the experience and her connection to the community.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During COVID Jenna started Food Hugs feeding frontline workers during the COVID pandemic. She continues to learn by hosting culinary trips all over Italy twice a year. 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