Chef Massimo Bottura was the star of the Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC's (Ics) annual gala, which honored him with a special evening as an ambassador of Italian culinary excellence. This was not a random choice: the Ics gala is an occasion to celebrate the excellence of Italian culture in all its facets, welcoming internationally renowned guests of honor, and this year the theme revolved around Italian cuisine, a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural