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WestsideMommy.com | Ruby Hunt with Director Donald Petrie
Pic credit: Jen Miyagishima, realmomofsfv.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, my daughter and I attended a special pizza making class at Sur La Table<\/strong><\/a> at The Grove<\/strong><\/a> to celebrate the release of the Lionsgate<\/strong><\/a> romantic comedy, “Little Italy<\/strong><\/a>“, starring Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen. The movie centers around food, specifically pizza, so this event was a perfect fit.<\/p>\n

In attendance for a brief Q&A session was the director of the film, Donald Petrie<\/strong><\/a>, known for\u00a0How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days<\/em>,\u00a0Miss Congeniality<\/em>, and\u00a0Grumpy Old Men.\u00a0<\/em>Funnily enough, 30 years ago, Petrie directed another pizza-themed movie,\u00a0Mystic Pizza<\/em>, starring Julia Roberts – the aunt of Emma Roberts!<\/p>\n

I definitely had a hankering for pizza\u00a0while watching the movie (I saw a special screening of it).\u00a0Little Italy<\/em>, which takes place in Toronto, Canada’s Little Italy,\u00a0focuses on family, love, and the emotions. It’s about returning home, seeing how things have and haven’t changed, and making big life decisions.<\/p>\n

Petrie shared with us that when he received the script for\u00a0Little Italy<\/em>, there were no actors attached. Eventually, the recognizable faces of Emma Roberts, Hayden Christensen, Alyssa Milano, Danny Aiello, and Jane Seymour were cast.\u00a0One of the things that threw me off was Alyssa Milano as the mom of a 20-something year old in the movie. I mentioned this to Petrie while we were making pizza at the Sur La Table event, and he told me (and the rest of us later at the Q&A) that Alyssia Milano\u00a0wanted<\/em> to play the role of Dora, the mom of of Emma Roberts’ character Nikki in the movie. He told us that she was convincing in the fake lashes, done up the hair, and\u00a0 transformed herself when auditioning for the role. When I calculated it all, it did make sense that she could have been a young mom…and made me feel old at the same time.<\/p>\n

Little Italy<\/em> is definitely in Petrie’s wheelhouse of directing romantic comedies, something he’s always enjoyed since his early days of directing.<\/p>\n

Little Italy<\/em> comes to theatres and On-Demand September 21, 2018.<\/h5>\n

The Pizza Class at Sur La Table<\/h2>\n

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My daughter and I enjoyed making pizza with other bloggers and media members. I learned some great lessons during the class that I would not have otherwise have taken away from a printed recipe. We made kale salad, dressing, and pizza! Here are some of them:<\/p>\n