LEARN/CREATE (MT)

5:00 pm 

Ethics In America  "Do Unto Others"  Must we house the homeless or report a child abuser? A panel including Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, Faye Wattleton of Planned Parenthood, and Willard Gaylin of the Hastings Center discusses the question of community responsibility.G

6:00 pm 

Lidia's Italy  "Delicious Crumbs"  NULL

6:30 pm 

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

7:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Italian-American Classics"  Kitchen experts transform the Test Kitchen into Little Italy with recipes for baked manicotti and cheesy garlic bread.G

7:30 pm 

Ciao Italia  "Festival! / La Festa"  Mary Ann accepts vocalist Erin Caruso's invitation to attend the "Feast of the Three Saints" festival in Lawrence, MA to enjoy what this traditional festival has to offer, beginning with a visit to Tripoli Bakery to sample traditional Italian pastries and ending at the Italian Kitchen for some classic Crispelli. Music, stories, songs and more - you're invited!. D

8:00 pm 

Lidia's Italy  "Sardinian Turnovers"  NULL

8:30 pm 

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions  "A Tuscan Harvest, Italy"  Tuscany is the artistic, cultural and gastronomic center of Northern Italy. In this program, Burt brings viewers to a vineyard just south of the city of Siena to take part in the fall harvest. We find out what makes the wines of Tuscany so famous, how the grapes are cared for, how the wine is produced. D

9:00 pm 

Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends  "Italian Desserts"  NULL

9:30 pm 

Travelscope  "Italy - Friuli Venezia Giulia - Italy's Hidden Region"  Joseph embarks into the little known region of Friuli Venezia Giulia on the Slovenian border where a multi-cultural heritage thrives. He straps on his helmet before hoping a Vespa for a two-wheeled tour through the region's wine country where he meets generations of winemakers and their fellow Dionysian devotees. D

10:00 pm 

Lidia's Italy  "From The Shores of Molise"  NULL

10:30 pm 

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions  "Rome, Italy"  In contrast to New York as The Big Apple, Rome has been called The Big Lasagna, and it's a perfect description. Like lasagna, Rome is all about layers -- layers that could easily stand on their own, and yet being together in the same pot has made the entire dish more interesting. Burt takes viewers shopping through the famous streets of Rome to the international fashion houses. D

11:00 pm 

Ciao Italia  "Neapolitan Pasta / Scialatielli"  Mary Ann explores the backstreets of Naples for inspiration to create Scialatielli, a linguine-like pasta favorite of the Campania region. To it she adds a spicy tomato and clam sauce to create a traditional seafood dish unique to the city of Naples. One taste is almost as good as being there. D

11:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Milan and Lake Como"  Rick peeks at Italy's highest fashion, fanciest delis, grandest cemetery and greatest opera house in Milan, plus takes in Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper.G