Mary Ann Esposito was very kind inviting Tomie several times to be on her public television cooking program, Ciao Italia. The set-up for this show. Mary Ann stopped at our local farm stand, Spring Ledge Farm, to pick up cardoons. (She travels with a film crew.) Tomie just happened to be at Spring Ledge, too. They bumped into each other. They decided to go to Tomie’s home to cook cardoons. Plausible scenario. In this photo, Italian Coleen in red. Tomie asked Coleen to assist with prep. Greg, owner of Spring Ledge Farm, is in back of Mary Ann and Coleen. During one of another of Ciao Italia’s visits to Tomie’s home, I was standing next to Mary Ann. She said to me, “You know, you can’t tell him anything.” Later in the day as I stood next to Tomie, he said, “You know, you can’t tell her anything.” Years later, during another visit, I told Mary Ann the full story and she said in faux indignation, “He said THAT about ME?!” The two of them. Separated at birth? (Bob)
