Around 15 years ago Dave & Jenny Marrs came on one of my wine tours while they were traveling in Italy, and over the next 15 years, Jenny would always reach out whenever she and Dave were in the area.

A friendship was born and fast-forward to a couple of years ago we had dinner at Campo Sasso soon after Pierre and I had purchased the villa.

Dave & Jenny wanted to dip their feet deeper into Italy and Italian culture so that's when the idea spurred and the Marrs pitched it to their producers...and much to everyone's surprise, it got accepted!

Almost 2 years later, here we are with the 6-episode Fixer to Fabulous Italiano airing on HGTV, Max, and in 2024 it started airing at various stages around the world...