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Storyteller in the Kitchen 3
With his trademark joy, enthusiasm, and unique teaching style, Nick demonstrates how to create meals for a variety of special occasions, including holidays and romantic dinners for two, with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow techniques. Bringing Italian classics to life, Nick peppers his culinary teachings with candid moments and stories that celebrate food, love, and family — highlighting the chef’s humor, exuberance, and passion for all things Italian.
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Storyteller in the Kitchen 2
NICK STELLINO: STORYTELLER IN THE KITCHEN highlights an award-winning chef’s love of food, humor and passion for all things Italian. Following his Emmy-nominated first season, chef Nick Stellino invites viewers back into his home to enjoy some of his favorite recipes.
In season two, Nick travels down memory lane to revisit dishes inspired by his childhood in Sicily and his adventures in the United States. During lively food preparations in his Los Angeles home, Nick brings Italian classics to life through detailed step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow techniques. As a seasoned chef with a passion for recipes, Nick highlights an ingredient and sometimes a cooking utensil, and then expertly describes how each connects to his Sicilian culture and to Italian cuisine.
Storyteller in the Kitchen
For the first time, Nick invites his viewers into his home to experience those recipes that are nearest to his heart. He travels down memory lane to revisit dishes inspired by his childhood and family in Sicily. Through step-by-step instructions and easy to follow techniques, Italian classics come to life in a way that allows viewers to prepare new chapters in their own culinary experience.
Each episode revolves around a theme, and the theme is explored in candid moments and lively preparations captured in his Los Angeles home. Nick highlights an ingredient (the artichoke!) and sometimes a cooking utensil (the spoon!) and then expertly weaves how each connects to his experience in Sicilian culture, the appeal of Italian cuisine and his perspective as a seasoned chef with a passion for the details that make a great meal.
Cooking With Nick 2
Chef and cookbook author Nick Stellino celebrates his landmark 20th year on public television with the second season of his series, COOKING WITH NICK STELLINO. Season two continues Nick’s long-standing practice of sharing delicious recipes inspired by the traditions of his native Italy. With the home cook in mind, he demonstrates easily recreated dishes — from savory soups to authentic pasta dinners to delectable desserts — in a step-by-step fashion. Nick’s charm, warmth and humor shine through as he shares tips and techniques learned in his family’s kitchen.
Thirteen new half-hour episodes emphasize simple, rustic Italian dishes packed with flavor, including Sicilian bread soup, linguine with red clam sauce, veal Saltimbocca, pasta alla Carbonara, Grandma’s polenta, and ossobuco. Nick also puts his stamp on biscuits and gravy, lobster mac and cheese, crab cakes, and other classic American dishes. In 1995, Stellino launched his first series, Cucina Amore, and followed it with five seasons of the APT-distributed series Nick Stellino’s Family Kitchen and two seasons of Nick Stellino Cooking With Friends.
Cooking With Nick
Chef and cookbook author Nick Stellino celebrates his 20th year on public television with the lifestyle series, Cooking With Nick Stellino. Each episode opens with Nick visiting some of his favorite grocers, butchers, cheesemakers and fishmongers. While on location, he happily shares his tips and tricks for selecting the ideal ingredients and the best culinary tools for the everyday cook.
After each shopping trip, Nick returns to his sparkling new set, modeled after his own home kitchen. With the home cook in mind, he prepares elegant yet easily recreated recipes — from savory soups to authentic pasta and rice dishes to delectable desserts — in step-by-step fashion. With his signature charm, warmth and humor, he also shares easy plating techniques and other professional tips to help viewers turn their homes into their favorite restaurant.
Cooking with Friends 2
Veteran public television chef Nick Stellino cooks with some of the country’s most celebrated chefs in Nick Stellino Cooking With Friends.
Nick and his guests share their recipes for simple yet elegant dishes with an emphasis on professional-style plating, teaching viewers how to turn their homes into their favorite restaurants.
In each episode, Nick emphasizes fresh, seasonal and easy-to-prepare dishes that any home cook can master with ingredients found in their local supermarket. His fellow chefs also provide tips on making the final presentation worthy of the finest restaurant table.
As always, Nick guides the viewer with his warm and effervescent personality, sharing his passion for food and life.
Cooking with Friends
Veteran public television chef Nick Stellino cooks with some of the country’s most celebrated chefs in Nick Stellino Cooking With Friends.
Nick and his guests share their recipes for simple yet elegant dishes with an emphasis on professional-style plating, teaching viewers how to turn their homes into their favorite restaurants.
In each episode, Nick emphasizes fresh, seasonal and easy-to-prepare dishes that any home cook can master with ingredients found in their local supermarket. His fellow chefs also provide tips on making the final presentation worthy of the finest restaurant table.
As always, Nick guides the viewer with his warm and effervescent personality, sharing his passion for food and life.
Nick on TV
Today, Nick Stellino has multiple television series to his credit, along with 12 published cookbooks. His cooking shows are seen on public television stations across the United States and are syndicated throughout Latin America, Eastern Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East.
Nick has made guest appearances on news and talk shows including ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today and The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as on Italian television. He has been featured in publications including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Bon Appétit, The Magazine of La Cucina Italiana, and Robb Report.