Recycling the South
One man's annual crusade to reimagine the south of Italy, from seasonal beach towns to the purveyor of the world's greatest food and wine, all year 'round.

But over the last 20 years or so I've noticed, that while change has come quickly to other parts of Europe, it hasn't always arrived here.

Every year come August, Northern Italians, and a lot of the rest of the world, descends on Southern Italy, falling madly in love with the land, sun and sea. But Southern Italy is always is capable of producing the greatest oil, wine and cuisine anywhere on earth. It's time to get the word out.

Join me over the next five weeks while I bicycle la Sicilia, la Calabria, la Basilicata and la Puglia, drawing your attention to the incomparable foods, wines, high-quality extra virgin olive oils that deserve to be more famous.

I'll tell you why they are special and what they should mean to you.

Stories from the Road

- Palermo: Nino's Salty Wines

- Palermo: Il Vero Cannolo

- Carini: Sfincione! Sfincione! Sfincione!

- Trapani: The Oil in Drills

- Ragusa: I Bimbi, I Formaggi e Domani

- Noto: A Matter of Degrees

- Villalba: Part One, The Procession

- Calabria: Biagio and His Love Of Animals

- Messina : Ordinary People

- Basilicata: Have you Heard? Barolo is the Aglianico of the North

- Puglia. La Vera Burrata Andriese