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In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, co-host Amy Traverso is in New Hampshire to meet with the host of the longest-running cooking series in television history, Mary Ann Esposito. First, Amy swings by Tuscan Market in Portsmouth to pick up some cannoli and ricotta pie, which she brings to Mary Ann at her home in Durham. There, Mary Ann shares stories from her PBS show Ciao Italia, which has been on the air since 1989, and talks about how her connection with the culture and food of Italy continues to inspire her. Together, she and Amy bake up a gorgeous Swiss chard tart, called an erbazzone, from Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. Next, co-host Richard Wiese travels to York, Maine, to meet Sara Fitz, a watercolor artist whose design company specializes in wares brightened with classic coastal New England images, such as whimsical lobsters and buoys. Along with Richard, we see Sara's painting process at her studio space, get a tour of her shop, and stroll through the seaside landscape that inspires her work. Finally, we're in Middlebury, Vermont, to meet Bethanie Farrell, who is thinking both globally and locally to address the food-insecurity issues that her state faces. Bethanie shares the story behind The Giving Fridge, through which she collaborates with area restaurants to assemble and donate hundreds of prepared meals using the profits she makes from selling plants, honey, and other local goods. Along the way, we talk with some of the folks whose lives have been touched by her initiative.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 607

About Weekends with Yankee:

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE is a 13-part travel and lifestyle series named for the long-running publication enjoyed by readers across America for more than 80 years.

With New England among the nation's top tourist destinations, the magazine-style program takes viewers on an insider's exploration of the cities, countryside locales and far-flung places in the quaint and scenic region.

The series is hosted by Richard Wiese, (Born to Explore) , an Emmy Award-winning TV personality, author and explorer who has traveled to all seven continents, participated in two expeditions to Antarctica, and cross-country skied to the North Pole.

Amy Traverso, a senior food editor at Yankee magazine who has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and the Food Network's Throwdown with Bobby Flay, joins Richard as co-host.

She highlights recipes, local flavors and the sense of community that make up the regions' food and dining scene.

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE offers an "all-access" behind-the-scenes pass to the unique attractions that define the region, and the hidden New England that only locals know.

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