Melissa Muldoon, an author, blogger and lover of Italian language and culture joins Maria today!  Find out more about her books, blog and more on melissamuldoon.com  Maria shares a recipe for beautiful Anginetti cookies. 

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Italian Heritage Month: Today, Frankie Ibergamo of Boston's Little Italy shares the history of North End with Maria. Maria shares a recipe for Pasta Norma, and tells us more about her Italian heritage.   

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Outro music: "First Day of Spring" by David Hilowitz - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

Stay at home with this new recipe from Maria, a story of her time in Italy, and a new interview with "The Italian Wine Girl." Today, join Maria as she discusses the importance of Italian Wine, shares a recipe from her Gourmand World-Award winning book, and interviews "The Italian Wine Girl" herself - Laura Donadoni!  Find out more information about her work at - https://www.lauradonadoni.com/

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Intro music: "A Quick Coffee" by Borrtex - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

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Enjoy a freshly-made Carpaccio with these new recipes from Maria, and learn more about the classic Wine Window traditions of Italy with Mary Forrest of the Wine Windows Association, a group that seeks to maintain these useful ancient pieces of adornment. Learn more on their website.

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Intro music: "A Quick Coffee" by Borrtex - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

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This week Maria discusses the power of food to take us to the September garden were we can craft the perfect fig crostata. Joining her today is Ken Gray - mixologist at The Pier House in Venice Beach, CA - who brings us his tips for restaurant owners and the secrets to an amazing seasonal cocktail. 

https://www.pierhousevenice.com/

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Intro music: "A Quick Coffee" by Borrtex - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

Outro music: "First Day of Spring" by David Hilowitz - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

This week Maria discusses the power of food to take us to new places - this time, to Sicily - where we'll enjoy a simple frittata. Joining her today is Marisa Raniolo Wilkins, a passionate food writer, blogger and recipe developer from Sicily. Find out more about Marisa's work on her website: http://www.allthingssicilianandmore.com/marisa/index.html  

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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This week Maria discusses the story of Fritto Misto, a simple, lightly-fried seafood dish that is perfect for a refreshing afternoon by the sea, and shares some more from her diary. 

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Intro music: "A Quick Coffee" by Borrtex - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

Outro music: "First Day of Spring" by David Hilowitz - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

The Summer may be coming to an end, but fantastic fresh recipes certainly will not end any time soon. Reminisce with Maria Liberati with this new recipe from her "The Basic Art of" series. Joining her today is the incredible Maryann Ridini Spencer an author, culinary writer, producer and many many other things. You may know her work from the Hallmark film, "The Last Valentine." Visit her website for more information as well as her blog: https://maryannridinispencer.com/ 

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Food is language, and language allows us to learn more about different cultures from around the world. Reminisce with Maria Liberati with this new set of recipes and stories from her "The Basic Art of" series. Joining her today is the incredible Nadege Fleurimond an author, entrepreneur and successful chef (among other things) to discuss "Taste of Solitude," "Chopped," and the ROAR Method - https://roariorcoach.com/ 

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Intro music: "A Quick Coffee" by Borrtex - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

Outro music: "First Day of Spring" by David Hilowitz - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

Buon Ferragosto! Each year on the 15th of August, Italy celebrates a day of rest and relaxation! Join in on this tradition no matter where you are in the world with this new set of recipes and stories from Maria Liberati's upcoming entry in "The Basic Art Of" series. 

Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com

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Intro music: "A Quick Coffee" by Borrtex - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

Outro music: "First Day of Spring" by David Hilowitz - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/