businessman, wrote the first cookery book to unify italy's regional specialities into a cohesive national cuisine. mmm. artusi's book was a sensational hit and his mailbox was soon jammed with recipe suggestions for the next edition. squid ink risotto. oh my god, literally one of my favorite things in the world. barbara asioli is an artusi disciple who assists in the cookery classes here at the museum. let's go! and happily, barbara's invited me to her place to try artusi's version of bolognese ragu, the first recorded recipe of the famous meat sauce. >> barbara: it's similar but it's different. welcome to my house, mr tucci. it's beautiful.