Piedmont with Mary Ann Esposito
08-17 September 2008
The fascinating region of Piedmont (Piemonte), meaning "foot of the mountains," has long been a favorite with gourmets, as it's home to many of Italy's finest wines, like Barolo and Barbaresco, as well as renowned food products like white truffles, a vast selection of local cheeses, and an excellent traditional cuisine with many unique specialties.
What better way to discover the culinary secrets of this famous gastronomic region than with Mary Ann Esposito, host of the longest running Italian cooking show on public television, Ciao Italia, now entering its eighteenth season. Mary Ann will travel with the group through the entire tour and conduct two hands-on cooking lessons in which she'll help you to prepare some of her favorite Piemontese regional recipes.
We'll spend five nights in the charming town of Monforte d'Alba in the rolling hills of the Barolo wine zone, the perfect base for sampling famous local wines, for visiting the lovely city of Alba, and exploring beautiful small towns like Bra, La Morra and Barbaresco. The tour concludes with a three night stay in the graceful regional capital of Torino (Turin), famous for its royal heritage, elegant turn-of-the-century cafes, chic shops and wonderful chocolates and pastries.
About Your Host
Mary Ann Esposito is public television's most-watched Italian-American chef with over 1.3 million viewers each week. Her series, Ciao Italia, has aired on more than 230 public television stations nationwide since its debut in 1989. She is the author of ten best-selling cookbooks, most recently Ciao Italia Slow and Easy in 2007, published by St. Martin's Press.
Mary Ann has appeared nationally on The Today Show, Regis and Kelly, Discovery Channel's Home Matters, Lifetime's Our Home, the Food Network, and numerous commercial and public television stations across the country. She has been featured in USA Today, Family Circle, TV Guide, Quarterly Review of Wine and many metropolitan newspapers.Tour Information
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