Season 1
Giorgio Locatelli - Pure Italian is a British food series hosted by chef Giorgio Locatelli, in which the celebrity chef transforms traditional Italian dishes into fashionable British cuisine.
The series originally aired in South Africa on DStv's BBC Food channel, in 2006. There are 15 half-hour episodes in the series.
A rebroadcast of Giorgio Locatelli - Pure Italian premiered on BBC Food on Monday 5 May 2008, at 18h00. Double episodes air each week, from 18h00-19h00.
Synopsis
Giorgio Locatelli gets fresh with timeless classics like tiramisu and osso bucco and seduces us with innovative interpretations of Italian dishes suffused with tempting Mediterranean flavours.
Importing only the finest Italian ingredients and savouring the choicest seasonal produce available, Giorgio Locatelli has pioneered a new ‘Britalian’ cuisine in the kitchens of Zafferano and Cecconi’s in London.
Food fashion has been dominated in the recent past by fusion and anything fast, but Italian cookery has always remained close to our hearts tempting us with the hint of Tuscan landscapes and three-hour lunches al fresco.
In Giorgio’s hands we discover the delights of Italian food as he shows us how to find the finest and freshest ingredients and in his inimitable fashion turns them into mouth-watering modern menus.
In each episode we hook up with Giorgio out and about as he shops for vital ingredients. Then he welcomes us into his kitchen where perhaps he shows us how to make the perfect polenta and then, for the second dish, how to create something very special by introducing a contemporary twist on an Italian classic.
In between dishes Giorgio gives us his guide to the best ingredients – perfect for entertaining.
The series is full of the Italian passion and personality that influence the food so the viewer feels like a fellow guest in Giorgio’s kitchen.
Italians thrive on company and Giorgio is no exception. Throughout the series he is joined by fellow foodies, wine buffs and friends who stay for lunch and occasionally lend a hand.
Giorgio Locatelli – Pure Italian is packed with fresh ideas to inspire the would-be chefs among us.