Ciao Italia--Bringing Italy Home

by Mary Ann Esposito

With a loyal viewership in the millions, ten successful seasons on PBS, and five immensely popular cookbooks to her name, Mary Ann Esposito is America's favorite Italian cook. A former school teacher who studied with chefs across Italy before posing the idea for "Ciao Italia" to her local public television station, Esposito brings traditional Italian cooking to life with her down-to-earth approach, warm personality, and good humor. Ciao Italia--Bringing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312280580
• ISBN13: 9780312280581
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 2.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Ciao Italia --Bringing Italy Home

a well-written cookbook. It provides many authenic recipes for the everyday table.

Valuable for the tour of Italian gastronomic regions

Mrs. Esposito focuses on the regional cooking of Italy, with an emphasis on ingredients indigenous to each section. And the recipes are not the standard Chicken Cacciatore, Spaghetti Bolognese and lasagna. These are recipes garnered from individuals and they are authentic but unusual, like Rabbit in Balsamic Vinegar, Halibut with Mustard greens, plus plenty of breads like foccacia and sweets like pizzelle cookies. It's interesting reading, and definitely not your run-of-the-mill pasta and tomato cookbook.

Delicious Food with a Bonus History Lesson!

I not only cook from this wonderfully written book (with full sample menus [appetizers, salads, main courses, and desserts] categorized by region), but I also love to simply sit and read about the various regions of Italy and gain some insight via Mary Ann Esposito's story-telling. Not only a wonderful cookbook, but actually a joy to read!

Ciao, Italia does it again!

Mary Ann Esposito's new book has rounded out my collection of her cookbooks with a great new bunch of recipes. I'm already planning my next "trip to Italy" in my own kitchen with her cookbook by my side.