Jamie Cooks Italy

Jamie kick-starts his Italian adventure in the awe-inspiring Aeolian Islands. He tracks down undiscovered island recipes untouched by time, including a lip-smacking chicken and eggplant pot roast with lemony couscous.

Jamie heads to Puglia to find family recipes that make this spectacular region the hottest food destination in Italy. He's inspired to make a homemade pasta with broccoli and tangy pesto, as well as a show-stopping seafood stew.

Jamie heads to fiery Naples, the pizza capital of Italy, to seek out undiscovered family recipes the locals love to eat, including a seriously naughty street-food snack that is said to predate the modern pizza.

Jamie heads off the beaten track to the breathtaking Basilicata in search of some old-school Italian recipes such as roast leg of lamb over open campfire and spicy sausage and sweet pepper pasta.

Jamie heads to the island of Sicily in search of sensational home-cooked recipes. He's inspired to make chocolate cannoli and an epic tuna, prawn and pistachio spaghetti right next to the glistening Mediterranean Sea.

It's autumn, and Jamie is in Tuscany tracking down the grandmothers who hold the key to the region's hearty farmhouse cooking, including a beef stew with homemade pappardelle pasta.

Jamie is in the buzzing Italian capital, tracking down fast and fresh recipes that busy no-nonsense grandmas cook every day. He's inspired to make a minty pea pasta dish and easy gnocchi with roasted tomato sauce and pesto.

Jamie is high in the snow-capped Italian Alps seeking out Piedmont's legendary comfort food. He cooks up dumplings with roasted red onions and crispy pancetta before making a classic risotto with sausage and Alpine cheese.