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The celebrated Tuscan chef, entrepreneur and American TV personality returned to his native Tuscany as co-host of Ciao House, which has its season finale next weekend. Gabriele Bertaccini joined his friend Alex Guarnaschelli as co-host of Ciao House, a new Food Network cooking competition series that premiered in April and wraps this coming Sunday, June…
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The host of Lidia’s Kitchen and the Italian food legend discusses her new PBS special, Lidia Celebrates America, and her own experiences coming to the United States as a child, in part one of a two-part interview with Appetito. It’s easy to think of Lidia Bastianich as a fortunate TV star, cooking delicious-looking pasta dishes…
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As the wisteria blossoms at “Villa I Pini” (my home in Firenze), I am reminded that spring has sprung, La Primavera! — and I automatically think of a legendary recipe from my cookbook, The Delmonico Way: Sublime Entertaining & Legendary Recipes from the Restaurant that Made New York! — “Pasta Primavera, À La Sirio Maccioni.” A feeling…
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Chef Mauro Campanale was born in Bari, Italy, in the region of Puglia. As a young boy, he started working at his family’s agriturismo, where he discovered his passion for cooking. At age 19, he left Italy to explore the world and worked in various cities, including São Paulo, Milan, and London. He arrived in New York City in 2018 to…
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Meet Ivana Bruschi, owner of a charming bakery in Florence for more than 60 years. Here’s her story, filled with bread, memories and well-earned wisdom. Many of us can’t wait to retire, but not Ivana Bruschi, who has run Forno Canapa di Bruschi Ivana, a bite-sized bakery in Florence’s San Lorenzo neighborhood, for over 60…
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The Ciao Italia host’s cod in “crazy water” and spinach and potato gnocchi in taleggio sauce should become regulars in your cooking repertoire. Mary Ann Esposito is an icon of Italian kitchens. Her nationally broadcast PBS show, Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, in its 30th season, is the longest-running cooking show in American history.…
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Gaetano Arnone has worked in some of New York’s most respected gastronomic destinations, including Eataly, Dickson’s, Salumeria Rosi, and several restaurants of the Bastianich group, serving as Chef de Cuisine at Babbo Ristorante & Enoteca and Executive Chef at ŌTTŌ Enoteca & Pizzeria. An alum of master butcher Dario Cecchini, of the famous Tuscan Antica Macelleria Cecchini, Gaetano returned to Tuscany during…
