Jamie Cooks Italy
Jamie Oliver and his friend and mentor Gennaro Contaldo go right to the heart of Italian cuisine. The pair travel far and wide to learn Italy's best-kept secrets from the true masters of the Italian kitchen--the nonnas and the home cooks who have perfected recipes that have been lovingly handed down over generations.
Episodes
The Aeolian Islands
Jamie learns from the locals how to cook stuffed squid, and creates a Sunday lunch for one of the island archipelago's biggest families
Puglia
Jamie heads for one of the hottest food destinations in Italy, making hand-crafted pasta, a special seafood stew, and the region's answer to paella
Naples
Jamie heads to the pizza capital of Italy, to seek out the recipes the locals love to eat and is blown away by acquapazza - fish poached in 'crazy water'
Basilicata
Jamie heads to breathtaking Basilicata in search of some seriously old school Italian recipes, with the help of a family of shepherds and an 89-year-old macaroni master
Sicily
Jamie gets a masterclass in Sicilian sweets and cooking up an epic tuna, prawn and pistachio spaghetti. There's also some chocolaty cannoli.
Tuscany
Jamie is taking spag bol to the next level and re-creating a mind-blowing Jewish-Italian recipe. There's also beef stew with pappardelle.
Rome
Jamie tracks down some fast, fresh and easy recipes, featuring tasty minty pea tortiglioni and gnocchi with roasted tomato sauce and rocket pesto
Piedmont
Jamie is high up in the Italian Alps cooking some great comfort food, including dumplings, mind-blowing macaroni cheese, and a classic red wine and sausage risotto
Top Cast
Jamie Oliver
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