Ciao Italia is the first restaurant collaboration for well-known chef, author, and television host Mary Ann Esposito. Her latest venture is a restaurant in her hometown.
But this time it was to be in her hometown, where she could keep close tabs on it. And there was another personal connection. The owner of the restaurant, Doug Clark, is the son of Dr. Today, there are entire food networks highlighting regional dishes from around the world. But when Esposito started her show 30 years ago, she was a ground-breaker. I made that statement on our first broadcast, and I stand by it today.
But it was a pivotal trip to Italy that made her ponder hosting a television program to share her love. Thus, Ciao Italia was born. Countless organizations have recognized Mary Ann for her efforts to preserve the traditions surrounding Italian food and culture.
Anselm College bestowed an honorary doctorate for her dedication to teaching and preserving authentic Italian cuisine. Kenneth Ciongoli. The goal of the Foundation is to continue the tradition of Italian cooking in the United States by providing scholarships to the next generation of authentic Italian chefs in the United States. Mary Ann has also written 11 cookbooks. In addition, she hosts an annual trip to Italy. This year, travelers discovered the extraordinary cooking of Tuscany with Mary Ann as they traveled with her and experienced hands-on cooking lessons in which she helped them prepare her favorite Tuscan recipes.
In the cookbook, Mary Ann shares traditional award-winning family recipes for classic dishes that stay true to the tastes of Italy.
The recipe must be an original and please provide a photo of the dish if possible by emailing food pbs. I love pistacchios, and paired with the earthy flavor of fresh rosemary sounded like a perfect match to use together as a coating for chops.
I got all my ingredients together and in no time it was on the table! There were breads of many sizes and shapes, but what I really looked forward to were the sfinci, fried puffs of dough.
I would reach for the sfinci, only to get a tap on the wrist from Grandma to remind me that we pray first, then eat. Mary Ann spent countless hours with her mother and grandmothers, helping to make bread, can vegetables and fruits, and prepare meals. Homemade spaghetti, fettuccine, and lasagna sheets were staples in my house. Despite the absence of high-powered mixers, blenders, and other utensils, Nonna Galasso or Mamma made bread daily, upwards of 20 loaves a week, even during the summer.
It was at St. Mary Ann and Guy were married in at St. Their reception featured many homemade foods, including pyramid displays of Italian cookies and a wedding cake—both made by Mamma Louisa. After they married, Mary Ann taught high school for a few years before dedicating herself full-time to the care of her daughter, Beth, and son, Christopher. She turned her attention to Italian regional cooking, traveling to Italy twice a year to research, study, and test foods representative of the 20 regions of Italy.
As Ciao Italia grew in popularity, producers took Mary Ann out of the kitchen and into the actual towns, villages, farms, markets, purveyors, and manufacturers of the foods and ingredients featured in her show. This real-life setting greatly increased the authentic regional aspect of the show.
With Mary Ann as their guide, viewers have been treated to a unique combination of culinary and cultural adventures in all 20 regions of Italy. Mary Ann has welcomed many special guests to share her Ciao Italia kitchen, but none more special than Louisa Saporito, her beloved mother. A reflection of the generation in which she was raised, Louisa devoted her life to her home, her husband, and their seven children, as well as to the care of her mother, the beloved Nonna Galasso.
After raising her children, Louisa returned to school while in her 50s, becoming a dietician. The freshest, highest quality ingredients are the key to incredible recipes, insists Mary Ann, and she is lucky to have those literally at her doorstep. Her television series and cookbooks are not the only means through which Mary Ann connects with fans.
She has enthusiastically embraced social media, the Internet, and video streaming to teach her worldwide classroom. The Ciao Italia website features nearly 2, recipes, instructional videos, commentaries, cultural facts, personal stories, and more.
Mary Ann posts on Facebook at least once a day and personally answers questions submitted from her more than 35, followers. Despite Esposito has reached mid-seventies, her love and passion for cooking have not faded away. We get more information regarding her personal life and recipes, we can follow her on her social networking sites. She is active on Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram.
We can also go through her website in which we can learn about the new recipes. September 19, The series began airing in and it is the longest-running TV cooking program in America.
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