Dixi goes to a party to celebrate spring, where his hungry little tummy gets plenty of attention. In Italian, a hungry tummy growls, using the verb "brontolare." Both a "growl" and a "brontolio" are onomatopoeic.

Marika gives us a tour of her living room, where the family is entertained, and where she has lunch and dinner parties for guests.

Lara is in quite a quandary about the roses. She's got some tough decisions to make! Meanwhile Toscani and Manara get up to speed on the investigation.

Milan, as it became an important center for gastronomy and publishing, relinquished, at the same time, part of its regional identity.

To reach a goal, you need to know how to deal with adversity. To walk on without fear. That's one thing you learn at Enzo's gym.

Things don't add up regarding the buttero, and Brigadiere, Lara's aunt's dog, has gone missing.

You won't want to miss this lesson, where Daniela introduces direct object pronouns, as in: I buy the book - I buy it.

Marchesi talks about how much he learned from just being around great chefs who happened to be relatives, but also how much he learned from books. There are also some interesting opinions about why most great chefs are male!

The Dixieland airborne emergency squad rescues a comet and Dixi receives a wonderful ride through the sky as thanks.

Marika shows us her apartment's master bedroom.

A buttero is an Italian working cowboy from the Maremma part of Tuscany. And one was just found—morto (dead)!

In Italian families, the role of women has always been one of fundamental importance. Women were able to create wonderful meals with humble ingredients, but as talented as they might have been, their place was in the home, running the family, not travelling abroad learning haute cuisine.

In Italy, there are some very special desserts made especially for Easter. Gastronomical expert Susanna Cutini recounts their origins, their points in common, their symbolism. Whether you celebrate Easter or not, spring is a time of rebirth and fertility, and so there's plenty to celebrate!

In this song from 1979, Lucio Dalla sings of two young people who wish they could change their lives for the better.

The Capuano family has plenty of worries, and Police Agent Russo has his hands full as well.