Sandra and Martin speak with Mary Ann Esposito, one of the most celebrated television cooks and a valued conservator of Italian and Italian American culinary traditions. She'll share stories, talk about how she came to be an expert on Italian cuisine, her extraordinary vegetable garden, the joys of Italian food and home cooking, and even her favorite style of prosciutto,Mary Ann Esposito is the creator and host of the nationally televised PBS series, Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito and the author of 14 cookbooks including her most recent, Ciao Italia: Plant. Harvest. Cook!

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Sandra and Martin reflect on their recent visit to the Italian American Museum on Mulberry Street in New York, where they met the celebrated cook, Mary Ann Esposito, host of the PBS classic Ciao Italia. The main section is all about prosciutto di parma and they sample the finest: Galloni Riserva. Afterwards they have an engaging conversation about the Galloni prosciutto with Kim Sayid. Kim is an Italian food expert and has worked with Fratelli Galloni for many years. Grab some prosciutto, a good bottle of wine, a mozzarella, a little drizzle of olive oil, sit back, relax and enjoy.

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Sandra takes her brother and sister-in-law on a series of Bronx adventures that began on Arthur Avenue and ended in a tire shop on the Southern Boulevard. Martin and Sandra eat a variety of treats from Wave Hill Bakery in Norwalk. In the main section, they speak with Steve Solomon, a college friend of Martin's. Steve is an outstanding bread baker and pizza maker.

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Sandra and Martin discuss the new Netflix film Nonnas. They also explore 3 distinctive books: a novel, The Italian Party, 101 Beautiful Towns in Italy - Shops and Crafts, and Made in Italy. These books bring them to the medieval town of Volterra famous for its alabaster workshops and home to a distinctive style of pizza. This leads them to Citarella, a high end grocery store in Greenwich, Connecticut that makes a delicious pizza in the Volterran style.

Eat prosciutto! Read books! Eat pizza!

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Sandra and Martin indulge in a cornucopia of Italian snacks from Brookfield and Norwalk in Connecticut's Fairfield County. They wash them down with a nice bottle of Chianti. Then, Anthony Angrisani of Arthur Cantina Wine and Liquor gives them a primer on this quintessential Italian wine.

On the menu: rice balls, prosciutto balls, barley balls, potato croquettes, mozzarella caroza, grilled artichoke, Roman style sourdough bread, pizza, gelato and gubana del foro.

The food comes from AS Fine Foods and Catering, Wave Hill Breads, Oggi Gelato, La Piazza, and Romanacci

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Sandra and Martin talk about how Kennett Square, Pennsylvania became the mushroom capital of America. In the spirit of mushrooms, Martin serves a mushroom risotto, and mushrooms and sausage. In the main section, they speak with Martin's mom who recalls an extraordinary trip to Italy in 1958. Her journey begins innocently enough with a can of mushrooms from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania which ultimately brings her to the funeral of Pope Pius XII.

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Sandra reminisces about the Easters of her youth in Chicago. Martin speaks with some of his cousins and his brother about Easter with Grandma and Nonno. In the main section, they enjoy Easter Bread, Pizza Dolce and Pizza Grana.

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Martin finally makes his first pizza rustica. Then Martin serves a Pesto Pantesco, a savory recipe from the Sicilian Island of Pantelleria. In the main section, Sandra and Martin speak with John Savittieri, a former bespoke furniture maker who created a distinctive importing business A&J Savittieri. The company imports salts, herbs, spices, and most importantly, the delectable capers of Pantelleria. Don't listen to this episode on an empty stomach.

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