Mary Ann Esposito brought a touch of “Ciao Italia” to the North End Wednesday. The host of the longest running cooking show in America, cookbook author and contributor to the Boston Herald’s food pages stopped in to Pauli’s on Salem Street to cook up something extra special.

We’re talking a slow-roasted porchetta sandwich with aged provolone, garlic-pesto aioli and fire roasted peppers on a fresh baked Italian braided roll. Proceeds from the limited-edition sandwiches sold Wednesday will benefit the Ciao Italia Foundation, which promotes Italian food and culture. If Pauli’s looks familiar, the mothership of overstuffed sandwiches has been featured on The Food Network, Time magazine and “Good Morning America,” among others.