has collaborated on numerous RAI radio and television programmes dealing with art, cinema, theatre, literature, the environment and food and wine. He has conceived and directed 25 documentaries dedicated to art and craftsmanship, associating each film with a typical recipe from the area visited. Again, for RAI, he has made radio and television programmes of a cultural nature dedicated to the territory and directed food and wine events. In 2003, he was awarded the title of Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana by President Azeglio Ciampi.