Looking back at my interests growing up, I was destined to be a foodie. Whenever I was home from school, I would tune into public television and watch cooking shows, the ones that were on way before the Food Network, or any bingeable Netflix cooking shows.

I remember watching "Great Chefs, Great Cities," "Pasquale's Kitchen Express," Jacques Pépin, and "Ciao Italia." While most of these television gems are now off the air, the latter, hosted by Mary Ann Esposito, is still going strong, having now become the longest running cooking show in America.