Jamie Cooks Italy

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2018-08-13

Last Air Date: 2018-10-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Jamie Oliver

Networks: Channel 4

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Top Cast

Jamie Oliver as Himself

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Aeolian Islands (2018-08-13)

Jamie learns from the locals how to cook stuffed squid, and creates a Sunday lunch for one of the island archipelago's biggest families
Ep. 2: Puglia (2018-08-20)

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
Ep. 3: Naples (2018-08-27)

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'
Ep. 4: Basilicata (2018-09-03)

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
Ep. 5: Sicily (2018-09-10)

Jamie gets a masterclass in Sicilian sweets and cooking up an epic tuna, prawn and pistachio spaghetti. There's also some chocolaty cannoli.
Ep. 6: Tuscany (2018-09-17)

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.
Ep. 7: Rome (2018-09-24)

Jamie tracks down some fast, fresh and easy recipes, featuring tasty minty pea tortiglioni and gnocchi with roasted tomato sauce and rocket pesto
Ep. 8: Piedmont (2018-10-01)

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