News brief: Nat Geo tells Italy to Eat Here

National Geographic Channel in Italy has acquired food travel series You Gotta Eat Here.

The deal was struck with GA&A, the local Italian representative of Eat Here’s Canadian distributor Portfolio Entertainment.

The series, in which food enthusiast John Catucci uncovers excellent eateries known only to locals, first went out on Food Network in Canada, before being acquired by channels such as UKTV-owned Good Food in the UK and Discovery in Asia Pacific.