>> the princess' son bernardo and her granddaughter alessandra are joining us for this rather formal dinner, complete with a white-gloved butler. >> thank you. >> so this is the first one, which is -- >> eggplants with cheese. >> and the pasta. tell me about the tradition of timballo. >> they came from french. all the families thought it was wrong to have a french cook. they brought, for example, bechamel. we have arab cuisine. this is what? >> 1856. >> 1850s. >> i find it fascinating that even this most sicilian of dishes has origins elsewhere. >> does it remind you of the one your family made? >> yeah. huge amount of work. you need to make it with somebody.