A little over a year ago I shot an assignment for Yankee Magazine with Annie Copps that was about Mary Ann Esposito and her husband (I believe it's actually running in the current issue of Yankee). For those of you who don't know Mary Ann you can check out her website http://www.ciaoitalia.com or watch her show, which is the longest running cooking show on television. If you're a foodie it will be so worth your while.

What a terrific lady and amazing cook (she, being the perfect host, made lunch for all of us while we were there). Mary Ann also really liked the work I was shooting for Yankee and called a couple months later about shooting her next cookbook. Any chance to eat her cooking again... I, of course, immediately said yes. So with the help once again of my friend and food stylist Catrine Kelty we shot her upcoming Cookbook Ciao Italia : The Big Five. Be sure to look for it next year, but in the meantime here are a few images to wet your appetite.