On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates explores generational recipes and the cultural roots they preserve. Joining the show is Frank Iovine and Mariano Graus.

A retired NYPD officer turned mindfulness coach, Iovine will share his cookbook-memoir Ricette e Ricordi di Nonno (Meals and Memories with Nonno) inspired by his grandfather Angelo, Iovine's guiding light, who lived to 101 years of age by eating fresh and simple Mediterranean meals.

Graus is a Senior Editor at Naples-based Graus Edizioni, and he joins the show to share insights on publishing across cultures, tradition through literature, and how Italy's publishing vastly contrasts to America's.