In this new series he’ll reveal his tastiest family recipes, learn new dishes and meet some incredible Mammas. I'm currently TV Content Director on What's On TV, TV Times, TV and Satellite Week magazines plus Whattowatch. My favourite things are Sardinian Pecorino cheese or Sardinian Panadas, which is pastry stuffed with mince or vegetables. Nicola said: “This show will see Gino immersed in the culture that fired his passion for cooking and invite viewers to join him as he celebrates the women who nurture and continue the traditions that make Italian food the centre of family life with all the warmth, humour and wisdom that brings. Is it true you’ve also invited a film crew for ITV’s This Morning into ‘Villa D’Acampo’ in Sardinia, where you live for half the year?

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Gino helps his Aunt Lina to prepare his favourite pasta dish and it quickly becomes clear who is the true boss of the kitchen! Because it’s one of the only places where my family is all together [Gino and his wife, Jessica, share three children together, sons Luciano and Rocco and daughter Mia]. Starting in his place of birth, Torre Del Greco in Napoli, where he learnt to cook in the kitchens of his Nonna Flora and Mamma Alba, Gino is going back to his roots to celebrate all the women whose kitchens have fuelled Italy through their incredible food. Making pizza with Nonna Flora, rolling meatballs with my aunty Clara, and stirring simmering pots of ragu in Mamma’s kitchen was wonderful. After training at the Luigi de Medici Catering college, Gino came to work in London and was soon discovered as a TV talent.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Ah, Spaghetti vongole… We see you cook it on the beach this week, in the first part of the This Morning segment. With over 80 recipes for the ultimate Italian classics, ranging from quick weeknight meals to classic blowouts, this is Gino's most iconic book yet.

Gino’s Italy: Like Mamma Used to Make was commissioned for ITV by Nicola Lloyd, Factual Entertainment commissioner and Sue Murphy, Head of Factual Entertainment. Celebrating the amazing women in all these families, Gino D'Acampo delivers 80 delicious Italian recipes inspired by the women in his life in his new book Gino's Italy. It's widely thought that recipes in Italian families are passed from generation to generation and it's absolutely true - much to the envy of the rest of us.

It will always be the most special dish in the world to me because it’s the last dish that my mother cooked for me before she passed away. That’s the point of having family – so they can share the most embarrassing stories of you around the table! In a personal food odyssey, Gino will be travelling the length and breadth of Italy to encounter local dishes . The six-part series sees Gino travel from Naples to Bologna, learning to cool local dishes from families and their matriarchs.From the first meatballs I rolled with my aunty Clara to the Spaghetti Vongole that I make for my own family.