G. FRANCO ROMAGNOLI cohosted the first American television program on Italian cooking, "The Romagnolis Table", for which he coauthored two very successful companion books. He taught seminars on Italian culture and cuisine at Boston University and wrote several books and articles on Italian culture, including "Italy"", the Romagnoli Way" (with Gwen Romagnoli) and "A Thousand Bells at Noon: A Roman Reveals the Secrets and Pleasures of His Native City". The author passed away in December 2008.