(L-R) Janice Quinn, TBF, Mary Ann Esposito and Diane Manteca.
I was really honored last month when the Boston Center for Adult Education reached out and asked me to moderate/host an evening with Mary Ann Esposito of Ciao Italia the longest continuously running TV cooking show of all time.
The show is now in it's twenty-ninth year. She has authored many cookbooks and traveled to Italy countless times exploring all regions and artisan food sources, cooks and many traditions. We had a crowd of about seventy people and the talk was both very informative and great entertainment with lots of laughs and fun stories about her adventures in the very early days of cooking shows pioneered by public television - long before anyone had even heard of Food TV or the Food Network.
So, last week we got together and talked about the various grades of olive oil and how to distinguish between them, why Americans don't eat rabbit (It's common in Italy - and delicious), shopping at Market Basket and lots of other topics.
After our interview and audience questions there was plenty of time for signing books and taking photos and then indulging in some treats with dishes made from recipes in the book like Zucchini Meatballs and Stuffed Mushrooms. A great night for everyone!
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