Seafood with Italian gusto — that’s what’s on the menu at 6 p.m. Jan. 22 when I host a cooking demo at Macy’s Valley Fair in Santa Clara with Chef Pablo Estrada of Fattoria e Mare in Burlingame.

He’ll show you how he creates one of his specialties: Venetian poached prawns.

Born in Mexico, Estrada got his start working in his family’s bakery. Since coming to the Bay Area in 1993, he’s worked in a slew of top-notch San Francisco restaurants, including Campton Place, Restaurant LuLu, Palio d’Asti, Red Herring and Rose Pistola.

Fattoria e Mare, which makes its own pasta and charcuterie in-house, also features live music Wednesdays through Saturdays.

The free cooking demo takes place in the culinary kitchen on the main floor of the Men’s and Home store.

For an added bonus, those who attend the demo will receive a free appetizer the next time they dine at Fattoria e Mare. Just keep your recipe card from the demo to show to your server at the restaurant.