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Italy is considered one of the culinary capitals of the world. Each of its great cities exhibits its own culinary identity and its own exciting and colorful cuisine. In this program, we travel through the great cities of Italy, experiencing their culture, history, and pageantry while under the guidance of Italy's most famous chefs. We learn how to prepare the regional cuisine that has made the Italian kitchen so justly famous. In Volume 2, we journey south from Perugia to Lazio and then to Rome as we learn to prepare some of Italy's most famous dishes: focaccia, risotto, spaghetti carbonara, and saltinbocca. Our journey south continues to Naples--the birthplace of pizza--then on to the Amalfi coast, ending with the incomparable cuisine of Sicily. Each DVD contains instructions for preparing over twenty classic Italian dishes, as well as a printable recipe book. Buon appetito! Approx run time 2 hours.