Sophie Grigson: Slice Of Italy
Sophie Grigson: Slice Of Italy is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 20 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2025.
Last episode
22:08
22:08Sophie Grigson: Slice Of Italy
Sophie visits the baroque city of Lecce and one of Italy's most famous deserts is on the menu at the trullo - tiramisu. Sophie then ensures that her passion for Puglia will never be forgotten!
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22:10Sophie goes to meet one of the online Puglian cooks who she admires and then tries to tempt the card playing locals into teaching her how to play Scopa. At the trullo, she barbecues a tuna burger.
22:03It's Sophie's birthday and she celebrates with friends. It's also festival time so the whole town celebrates. Sophie makes yeasted lemon fritters at home and cooks fish in a paper parcel at the trullo.
22:10Sophie explores the countryside outside her town and visits previously abandoned land that is now pursuing regenerative farming. She makes a jam with apricots, saffron and honey - perfect with cheese.
22:03Salt is crucial to good cooking. Sophie visits the incredible salt pans and meets a farmer growing sweet onions that grow in the sand near the beach. At the trullo she cooks salt cod with tomatoes.
22:03The area around Sophie's home provides rich pastures for foraging. Sophie joins experts in search of summer herbs. She makes a simple grain salad with parsley and mint topped with asparagus.
22:11Sophie investigates the new ideas, new products and new twists on traditional foods that are opening nearby. New takeaways, a nectar produced from carob pods and a 24-hour vending machine.
22:08Sophie visits a canteen serving regional dishes at her local petrol station - a most unlikely location. Later she cooks a hearty dish for some old friends from Oxford and makes a roast chicken.
22:07Italy is a place full of contrasts and the food can either be very pale or full of chillies. Learn how to make the mildest ricotta cheese and visit Bari to experience Korean food Puglian-style.
22:10It's hard to imagine Italian food without tomatoes. Broadcaster and food writer Sophie Grigson adores them and discovers how they are grown, prepared and preserved in Puglia.
Season 1
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Sophie visits a local cheese maker to see how they age their cheeses in caves and stuffs courgette flowers with local ricotta. She is also shown how to make the cakes known locally as nun's breasts. 22:13 Expired
Sophie visits an almond farmer to discover how they are harvested and shelled. A local baker demonstrates how she makes the almond and cherry jam sweet treats that are served all over town. 22:13 Expired
Sophie discovers the culinary delights of the Puglian coastline. She learns all about the sea urchin and how it's used with spaghetti. She also makes a delicious pasta sauce with the leftovers. 22:01 Expired
Sophie meets a mussel farmer on the lagoon at Taranto. At home she prepares a mussel, potato and rice gratin and cooks an octopus stew for her guests at the trulli. 22:13 Expired
Sophie helps with the cherry harvest and uses them in a favourite pastry. 22:12 Expired
Puglia is one of the biggest producers of olive oil. At home, Sophie serves up a chocolate mousse with olive oil - a dish new to her Puglian neighbours. 22:13 Expired
Sophie explores the traditional taralli biscuits made of wine and olive oil, goes in search of the perfect pizza and makes her own in the outdoor pizza oven. 22:14 Expired
Sophie cooks orecchiette pasta at home and makes pasta with chickpeas for friends outdoors. She visits a pottery famous for its colourful pasta ceramics. 22:14 Expired
Sophie explores how her Puglian neighbours eat and cook meat. She makes orecchiette pasta with meatballs, then visits her neighbour's countryside plot to cook pasta al forno and bombette. 22:11 Expired
It's the weekly market in Sophie's town, her favourite day of the week. She makes zucchini alla poverella, then learns about stuffed aubergines, and asparagus frittata.