Two Greedy Italians is a BBC

BBC

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 television series that first aired on BBC Two

BBC Two

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 on 4 May 2011. The series sees the chefs Gennaro Contaldo

Gennaro Contaldo

Gennaro Contaldo, co-owned and was executive chef of the now-closed Passione restaurant, in Charlotte Street, London, UK. Contaldo grew up in the small village of Minori on the Amalfi Coast, developing his love for food from days he spent hunting with his father and grandfather, and collecting...

 and Antonio Carluccio

Antonio Carluccio

Antonio Carluccio, OBE OMRI is an Italian chef, restaurateur and food expert, based in London.-Biography:Antonio Carluccio was born in Vietri sul Mare, Salerno, Italy. His father was a stationmaster, and he moved with his father's job when he was young and grew up in Piedmont...

 travelling around Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 to see how society and food has evolved over the years. It was produced by Nicola Gooch. An accompanying cookery book was produced for the series. A second series has been commissioned.

Episodes

• The Family (aired 4 May 11): Antonio and Gennaro return to Italy to discover what has changed in Italian culture;
• Poor Man's Food (aired 11 May 11): The two chefs tour Campania
  Campania
  Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
  
   and learn how poverty in the area created Italy's best-loved dishes;
• Regional Pride (aired 18 May 11): Antonio returns to his home town of Borgofranco
  Borgofranco d'Ivrea
  Borgofranco d'Ivrea is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km north of Turin...
  
  , in the Italian Piemonte
  Piedmont
  Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
  
   region;
• Saints and Miracles (aired 25 May 11): Religious sceptic Antonio and fanatical believer Gennaro eat their way along a culinary pilgrimage through Puglia's monasteries, holy shrines and festivals.

External links

• Two Greedy Italians at Carluccio's