Celebrate Great Tastes 2008 with Celebrity Chef Maria Liberati in Baltimore, Md

Baltimore, MD, February 16, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Celebrity Chef Maria Liberati will be a featured speaker at The Mid-Atlantic’s Premiere Culinary Weekend; this yearly event will be held in Baltimore, Maryland at the Tremont Grand Hotel, on February 23rd. Ms. Liberati will be giving a cooking demonstration from 4:30 to 5:30 pm at The Basic Art of Italian Cooking booth and will be partaking in a book signing at the Barnes and Noble booth earlier in the afternoon from 1-2 pm.

The Mid-Atlantic Premiere Culinary Weekend (http://www.greattastesshow.com/welcome) showcases the finest cuisine of Baltimore, a huge selection of wines and spirits from around the globe, and special presentations from world-renowned culinary experts. Ms. Liberati’s presentation will included cooking demonstrations from her bestselling cookbook The Basic Art of Italian Cooking. She will offer tips and techniques for perfecting her recipes. She will also debut her new line of specialty spices called Sapori D’ Italia that she has been developing in her Italian villa. In addition, Maria Liberati will share stories from her life in Italy, where she perfects her health-conscious style of cooking.

Maria Liberati is the bestselling author of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, a book of recipes and heartwarming stories from her life. A former supermodel, Ms. Liberati realized her love for the Italian way of life while traveling the world in her youth. She relishes in the simplistic and natural recipes of Italy, and perfected the art after returning to her homeland. Today she shares her passion for Italian food through her books; she’s currently writing her second, her newsletter, podcasts, and website. (www.marialiberati.com) Maria Liberti has been featured in Tour and Food Italia Magazine, Celebrity Society Magazine, Cooking Light Magazine, Tastes of Italia magazine and has made numerous appearances at culinary expositions around in the United States and Italy.

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