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Maria Liberati Gourmand World Award winning Author/Celebrity Chef Maria Liberati is the author/creator of the award winning book series/blog The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm. The series combines food with art, travel and culture. The companion blog,of the same name also was selected as 2013 Culinary/Travel Blog of the Year by the New York Travel Writer's Society. You can join the 100,000 worldwide subscribers at http:/www.marialiberati.com The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm..where food meets art, travel and life...will soon be a PBS TV Series and is now filming in Italy with Maria Liberati as it's co-creator and host. Maria also serves as consultant and spokesperson for many food and food related companies. She is considered one of the foremost experts on Italian food and culture. The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm was granted a trademark by US Trademark Office and will soon be licensing many different food products. Maria is also a frequent guest on radio and TV in USA and Europe. While she divides her time between Italy and the USA. She spends most of her time in Italy writing her book series, serving as a consultant with different companies and spending time with her fiance who is an Italian architect and shares her love of food, cooking, art and Italian culture and design. * photos are copyright 2014 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc *photo of Maria Liberati EN Olivier is copyright Jason Bleecher 2014