LEARN/CREATE (MT)

6:00 pm 

Ciao Italia  "Clams/Le Vongole"  Seafood Super Chef Jasper White brings enough freshly-caught clams to make two fantastic dishes, starting with Mary Ann's Spaghetti with Clams and ending with Jasper's unique and unforgettable, Clams Minestrone - yes, you heard right. Minestrone. One spoonful and you'll agree; fantastico!. D

6:30 pm 

Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends  "Veal, Spaghetti and Meatballs"  NULL

7:00 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "USA: Italian-American and Truly Italian"  NULL

7:30 pm 

Ciao Italia  "Exquisite Cakes/Le Torte Squisite"  Mary Ann and young friend Rachel Carew join forces nella cucina to satisfy their sweet tooths by preparing an Upside Down Peach Tart. But that's not all; there's still time to make a rich and creamy ricotta cheesecake in amaretti cookie crust to create, -- more importantly, to enjoy a tavola (at the table). You're invited!. D

8:00 pm 

Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends  "Cajun Chicken & Salad"  NULL

8:30 pm 

Ciao Italia  "Delicious Sauces/Le Salse Deliziose"  Mary Ann proves that a great sauce can turn everyday eating into a Sunday treat when she prepares a hearty Oven Baked Beef Shin Tomato Ragu over short cut pasta, followed by a delicate Ricotta Cheese Sauce, and then finishes up with a citrusy Sicilian Lemon and Olive Oil Sauce that makes ordinary fish taste fantastic. D

9:00 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "USA: Italy's Crowd Pleasers"  NULL

9:30 pm 

Ciao Italia  "Handmade Fresh Cheese/Formaggio Fresco Fatto A Mano"  Boston Mozzarella Co. owner Giuseppe Argentieri invites Mary Ann to his factory, to visit with master cheese-maker Maria Cubellis, who shapes and forms mozzarella balls faster than the eye can see. She gives Mary Ann enough to go nella cucina - in the kitchen -- to prepare Burrata with Roasted, Marinated asparagus, Scamorza Cheese Casserole, Telephone Wires, and tops off this cheese festival with a lighter-than-air, Whipped Ricotta Parfait with Cherries. D

10:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Simply Chicken"  NULL

10:30 pm 

Simply Ming  "Chinese Tea & Mint"  NULL

11:00 pm 

Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence  "Simply Elegant"  NULL

11:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Granada, Cordoba, and Spain's Costa Del Sol"  NULL