Celebrate Columbus Day With Create TV's Nick Stellino Marathon and Cookbook Giveaway

Celebrate Columbus Day With Create TV's Nick Stellino Marathon and Cookbook Giveaway

Popular Public TV Chef Gives Away 1 Million Free Downloads of His Cookbook Ahead of Series Marathon on Create TV in October

BOSTON, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Create TV®, the premier lifestyle channel featuring the best of public television's how-to programming, celebrates Columbus Day with a marathon of Cooking With Nick Stellino. The charming, charismatic and fashion-forward Stellino hosts the marathon, sharing personal stories behind his favorite Italian dishes, from Nonna Maria's famous meatballs to a savory Sicilian bread soup.

The 12-episode marathon airs Saturday, October 10 from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET, and repeats from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET, and Sunday, October 11 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. Visit CreateTV.com/marathons for airdates and times.

To celebrate his 20(th) year on public television, Stellino is offering one million free downloads of his 160-page electronic cookbook, Cooking With Nick Stellino, featuring recipes from the series' first season. Filled with his trademark humor, Stellino shares expert tips for home cooks of any level to recreate. Fans can take advantage of this unique giveaway from October 5 to November 29 -- in time to add an Italian accent to their Thanksgiving menus.

Says Stellino, "It gives me great pleasure to know that a little bit of my grandma Adele, my grandma Maria, my mother Massimiliana, my father Vincenzo, my brother Mario and my Aunt Buliti will live on the dinner tables of so many. I hope my fans find joy and happiness at their own dinner table, celebrating life by cooking my family's recipes!"

Create's YouTube channel features Stellino's one-minute recipe segments and vignettes from his culinary travels.

Create airs nationwide on 229 public television stations, representing more than 78.5% of USTV households. Viewers can watch Create TV via digital broadcast and/or basic digital cable. Visit CreateTV.com and select your local public TV station for schedule information. (Airtimes may vary from market to market.) Create is produced and distributed by American Public Television, WNET, and WGBH Boston in association with NETA and PBS.

Contact:
Dawn Anderson
American Public Television (APT)
617-338-4455, ext. 149
Dawn_Anderson@APTonline.org



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