'Ciao Italia' Host To Run Cooking Demo Aug. 24 at St. Anthony's Feast

Celebrity chef Mary Ann Esposito will be cooking up some of her favorite recipes at the 94th annual St. Anthony’s Feast in Boston’s North End the weekend of Aug. 23-26.

Esposito is the creator and host of “Ciao Italia” on PBS and will be in the North End on Saturday, Aug. 24 to provide in interactive cooking demonstrations and recipe sharing. The session will be held at 2 p.m. at the festival’s Filippo Berio Culinary Stage.

“As a little girl growing up in Depew, New York, Maryann watched her two Italian grandmothers create wonderful Italian dishes. Both nonnas, one Sicilian and one Neapolitan, instilled in Mary Ann a deep appreciation for Italian food and culture. It is this affection for all things Italian that Mary Ann shares with her television audience and now with you at this year’s Saint Anthony’s Feast,” a press release states.

After the demonstration, Esposito will sign copies of her latest cookbook, “Ciao Italia Family Classics,” which includes more than 200 “time-honored” recipes, according to the press release. Copies of the book will be available for purchase that afternoon.

For a full schedule of events set for St. Anthony’s Feast, check out www.stanthonysfeast.com.