In 1989, Mary Ann Esposito’s cooking classroom got a lot bigger. Her newly launched TV show, Ciao Italia, broadcast her instructions and insights in matters of the kitchen into countless homes nationwide. All these years later, Esposito’s cookery program has become a storied one, the longest running of its kind, and a beloved institution of public television.
It wasn’t long after becoming a TV-teacher that Esposito joined the Boston University community as an instructor in its Seminar in the Arts program. With her wealth of knowledge regarding the many intricacies of Italian food culture, she has also played an essential role with BU MET’s Food & Wine Programs, teaching courses on everything from making your own pasta and selecting fine Italian charcuterie to the keys to the perfect salad.
Her flagship course, Regional Italian Cuisine, gives students a taste of the many distinctive regions and attendant characteristics of Italian foods, paying particular mind to identifying key food ingredients of northern, central, and southern regions, and exploring how these regions are defined how their elements are utilized in classic recipes.
Esposito and her Mary Ann Esposito Foundation also sponsor the Rebecca Alssid Award in Culinary Arts, which honors the founding director of Boston University’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts and Master of Arts in Gastronomy by granting scholarships to culinary arts students.
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