In the first episode, Fred and Dermot O'Leary explore Puglia's food culture, visiting restaurants that celebrate Puglia's fabled cucina povera, or poor man's cooking.

Fred Sirieix takes a culinary tour of Rome with Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli. They head for the Vatican City in search of one of the most unusual cheap eats money can buy, courtesy of legendary pizza maker Gabrielle Bonci. Giorgio takes Fred out of the city centre to one of Rome's finest trattorias, and discovers how much the city's food scene owes to keeping old traditions alive.