“Grandma Pina is dead” and Antonella Clerici screams at “È semper mezzogiorno”, the Rai1 cooking show. The presenter – Wednesday, May 4 – opened the program by announcing the disappearance of Nonna Pina. Who is? It’s Giuseppina Villani, 86, mother-in-law of Gian Marco Gualandi, author of “Le tagliatella di Nonna Pina”, a historical piece of the Zecchino d’oro, transformed by Clerici himself into an inevitable catchphrase of their programs.
The presenter recalled the general emotion: “Today I want to remember and say goodbye to Nonna Pina, this is Giuseppina Villani. It was she who inspired the author of the song about Tagliatelle, her son-in-law. This song won the Zecchino d’oro in 2003 and had an extraordinary success. I heard it on the radio and I wanted to broadcast it to La prova del cuoco” and added:” Later we will listen to the verse on the ragù”. The presenter then took the reins of the episode by preparing all sorts of recipes with trusted chefs , including Lorenzo Biagiarelli, friend of journalist Selvaggia Lucarelli, in long-distance connection because he came into contact with a positive in Covid.