Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television markets of the cooking series, SEASON BY SEASON WITH MICHAEL CHIARELLO (22 x 30′). Based in California’s Napa Valley, Michael Chiarello became well-known when the series had its initial nationwide syndication run on public television stations in the United States in 2003.
“I’m Italian… born and raised in California’s Central Valley!” says Mr. Chiarello. “My family have all been farmers, herdsmen, cheese makers, craftsmen, and butchers. In our household, my father made the wine and my mom made the vinegar and baked bread in an outdoor oven. Their lifestyle grew directly out of their land and what it produced. They ate what they could as it ripened, and preserved the rest. Food - its cultivation, preservation, and preparation - centered our family life.” The series is structured around the use of fresh ingredients, with episodes on olive oil, gnocchi, asparagus, tomatoes, bread, corn, mushrooms, and artichokes, to name a few. Viewers spend time with Chiarello as he goes on location with local California farmers to choose the freshest ingredients before bringing bringing them into his home kitchen to prepare a feast.
SEASON BY SEASON WITH MICHAEL CHIARELLO (22 x 30′) was produced by KQED-TV, San Francisco’s public television station, and sponsored by Salton and Beaulieu Vineyards. It is now available to worldwide television, VOD, mobile, IPTV and DVD markets exclusively from Janson Media.