Take a behind the scenes tour of Mary Ann Esposito's brand new studio kitchen! See the new set before it's on television! Join Rhode Island PBS and Mary Ann Esposito for an exclusive afternoon reception on the set of Ciao Italia, America's longest running…
Italy celebrates Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May. Called La Festa della Mamma, it is said to have its origins with the ancient Greeks and Romans, who observed a spring fertility ritual to honor the goddess, Rhea, mother of all the gods. In Roman myth, Rhea Silvia …
Ciao Italia in Sicily" serves up a brand new season of authentic, regional Italian recipes to public television audiences nationwide starting May 2008. Here's the lineup for the 26 half-hour program series (Bring your appetite!): #1801Garlic for Health Aglio…
On Sunday, April 13th, from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm Mary Ann Esposito will take her kitchen into the classroom as Food University brings its national tour of celebrity chefs, tastings, and demos to Houston's Hilton Post Oak Hotel.General admission tickets are $40.00 and works…
Our friends at Under the Italian Sun have cooked up a delicious little trip (pun fully intended!) to the Piedmont Region of Italy with Mary Ann Esposito this September.What better way to discover all the secrets of this oft-overlooked region than with one of television's …
We're very pleased to welcome you to the new ciaoitalia.com!As we approach the show's twenty year anniversary, we felt it was time to give our site a new look and we could not be more pleased with the results.As the online home for television's longest-running cooking sho…
(Louisville Courier-Journal) The Louisville Courier-Journal features Mary Ann's tips for adding some flair to your anti-pasti.
(Columbus Dispatch) Low-carb diets are dead, and in their wake is an array of new pastas: whole-wheat, multigrain and white whole-wheat.Modern cooks need to know not only which sauces pair with which shapes but which sauces go best with the flavors and textures of …
(Cleveland Plain Dealer) How can you make the most out of whole grain pasta? This article looks at the alternative pasta trend and recommends several different tips for how to prepare it and serve it. One of Mary Anns recipes from Ciao Italia…
(Imperial Valley News) Mary Ann Esposito, star of the popular Italian cooking show Ciao Italia! on PBS, never ceases to be amazed at how many people don't know about real parmesan cheese. I tell them that the stuff in the green shaker box is not what they thi…