rome, you ve been to rome. it s stories have been told and retold on stage and screen, the city of togas and gladiators, power and entry, empire and ruin and of course, the good life i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and the past. the feminist famous ancients of rome once ruled the world. i m here to discover how it s the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. but i m going to warn you. if you are on a low-carb diet, beware. you are going to see a lot of pasta in this show. i mean like, a lot. like a lot. i ve been visiting rome for decades. it s beauty and history , still leaving you breathless but sometimes, it s difficult to find a good meal if you don t know where to look. rome is situated in, a region sometimes overlooked in favor of its grander gastronomic neighbors like tuscany. but it has fed rome for centuries and every
this is one of my favorite places in the world. but you will never guess where it is. i will give you a hint. there are more italians here than in bologna or pisa. the ancient roman side is the last frontier. it s a place built on tradition and innovation. and whatever you ve heard, the food here is incredible. that s so good. i don t even want to talk anymore, i just want to eat it. welcome to london. i m stanley tucci, i m italian on both sides and i ve been traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. by population alone, london could be italy s 21st region. in england now you can go to these restaurants, sicilian, venetian, in the old days it was all italian food. my friend andre is one of half 1 million italians who have chosen to make london their home. [ speaking non-english ] so why is it here, that for 150 years, italians have found the freedom to create something wonderful?
of streets. you can only get there by boat. incredibly, they built it. over a millennium or two, venice becomes the center of a world trading empire. six, spices, ideas and money. lots of it. the venetians lived between earth and water. it shaped their character. salty, wise, and of never seen anybody do that before. i am stanley tucci. i am italian on both sides. i m discovering how the foods in each of these is unique as the people in the past. how are you? good. surrounded by wetland. these beepers are hunters and gatherers. that is perfectly balanced. wow. wow. vc the c brought him to the venice is the capital of the region. it is flat, versatile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites, and in the east, by the sea. 117 islands sit in the salty back, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to eat what venetians eat in the places they go to eat it in. a friend from here says
city of togas and gladiators, power and intrigue, empire and ruin, and of course la dolce vita - the good life. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m travelling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. the famous ancients of rome once ruled the world. -but i m here to discover how it s the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. but i m going to warn you, if you re on a low carb diet beware. you re going to see a lot of pasta in this show. i mean, like, a lot of it. like, a lot. i ve been visiting rome for decades. its beauty and history still leave me breathless but sometimes it s difficult to find a good meal if you don t know where to look. rome is situated in lazio, a region sometimes overlooked in favour of its grander gastronomic neighbours like tuscany and umbria. but lazio has fed rome for centuries and every part of the sheep and pigs raised here is put to use i
that s really good. osabucco. this is one of my favorite places in the world, but you ll never guess where it is. fantastico. okay. i ll give you a hint. gotcha. there are more italians here than in bologna and pisa. the ancient romans saw it as their last frontier. no, it s not. it s a place built on tradition and innovation. and whatever you have heard, the food here is incredible. wow. this is so good. i don t even want to talk anymore. i just want to eat t.welcome to london. i m stanley tucci. ite italian on both sides, and i ve been traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. by population alone, london could be italy s 21st region. in england now you can go to the sardinan restaurant, venetan, neapolitan. in the old days it was only italianed to. my friend is one of half a million italians who have chosen to make london their home. so why is it here that for 150 years italian