Food University Star Instructor Mary Ann Esposito just appeared on Food Nation Radio with Elizabeth Dougherty. Esposito spoke about her television show, “Ciao Italia” which is the longest running cooking show in America. She also talks about her upbringing with Italian cooks, her new book and the Food U tour. “[Food University] is an attempt to teach people about the basics of cooking,” Espositio explains. “It’s an attempt to get people to learn how to cook well, how to cook in season and how to turn out something that’s healthy.” To listen to the full podcast, click here.

Mary Ann Esposito will be appearing in Conshohocken, PA April 17th and Schaumburg, Ill May 7th. For the complete list of dates, visit our Upcoming Live Events page.

In case you missed it, Food University shot a live broadcast via Facebook and Livestream to announce the dates of our 2011 Spring appearances. To watch the full video, click here.

Star Instructor Marc Silverstein was on hand to share the exciting news along with the upcoming tour dates and featured celebrity chefs. Come join Food U at these select IKEA stores where you’ll enjoy FREE seminars and cooking demonstrations. You don’t want to miss it! Dates are as followed:

The Food U crew continued their cross country tour over the weekend, this time stopping in Austin, Texas. Food U star instructor Claudine Pepin and Arturo Boada, of Arturo’s Uptown Italiano in Houston, were on hand to share some cooking secrets to the “Bat City” faithful. The lively crowd was given a first-hand look at the basics of food including recipes on fun, easy and healthy meals. Special thanks to the IKEA folks who were more than gracious in providing the crowd with complimentary Swedish meatballs and cheese. The Food U crew invades Cincinnati this Saturday, November 13th. Hope to see you there!