Tuscan Kitchen Event with "Ciao Italia" Host Mary Ann Esposito

On February 28, best-selling cookbook author and host of America’s longest-running television cooking program, Mary Ann Esposito, will host a three-course dinner and book signing at Tuscan Kitchen in the Seaport District to celebrate her just-released Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy. Esposito has headlined PBS’s “Ciao Italia” cooking show for nearly three decades and has written 12 previous titles. Her latest book is filled with over 150 recipes coupled with her culinary journey through stories about food, culture and people she has met in her travels.

Following a cocktail hour with an array of salumi and formaggi complete with prosecco, Esposito will preside over a coursed dinner featuring recipes from her new book as she talks about her lifelong passion for Italy and its rich culinary history:

FIRST COURSE

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

capers, olives, tomatoes, hot red pepper, wine, homemade pasta

SECOND COURSE

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

fig, balsamic, braised fennel, Yukon gold roasted potatoes

DESSERT

Dried Plum Tart

WHERE: Tuscan Kitchen – Seaport District

64 Seaport Boulevard, Boston

WHEN: Thursday, February 28, 2019

Cocktail Hour: 5:45pm; Dinner: 7:00pm

COST: $105 per person (includes cocktail hour,
three-course dinner and a copy of “Ciao Italia” for each couple; does not
include tax & gratuity) or $85 per person (includes cocktail hour &
three-course dinner; does not include tax & gratuity)

MORE: For
tickets, please visit https://maryann-esposito.eventbrite.com.