Radio Times: Review by:; Alison Graham

Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli hop aboard a cute railway carriage and visit Mount Etna. Naturally, there are stops along the way and they call at a vineyard in the foothills, where Locatelli knocks up a tasty-looking dish of deep-fried vine leaves. Yum!

But this is an artistic as well as culinary journey, so the boys have a look at the saucy Roman mosaic of the so-called “bikini girls” in the Villa Romana del Casale and help with a little bit of restoration.

It’s all rather lovely, and after yet another stop at yet another restaurant where the Michelin-starred chef makes a very witty tuna burger (really, it’s clever), Andrew and Giorgio agree that they’ve had a lovely time as their three-episode exploration ends.

About this programme

3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli explore how Sicilians are embracing their heritage, and reveal why the island's future is linked to its past. They learn that a fisherman who found a 2,300-year-old statue donated it to his town, and get the chance to help restore ancient mosaics at the villa of Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina. They also discover how Michelin-starred chef Accursio Craparo combines Sicily's food traditions with a modern twist, before meeting Prince Bernardo Tortorici. Last in the series.