they just don t like to shout about it. i m stanley tucci, i m italian on both sides, and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of these countries 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. it resurrect a dead person? piedmont a place that s always innovating. you have to be crazy, yes. here, you have to expect the unexpected. and commit things a little differently. to unearth it real treasures. [speaking non-english] italy has a reputation for coffee. but it s taken to another level in turin it s great grateful squares are linger over something portent and warming. if you squint, you can even imagine yourself in paris. and that s no accident. turon s the capital of piedmont. a region in the extreme northwest of italy, directly on the border with france. having such a larger than life neighbor has left its mark, french ideas, customs and food are everywhere. [speaking non-english] but if there s a drink that sums it up, it s this.
chocolate to turin, but only italians could ve come up with a way to suspend three ingredients like this. [speaking non-english] packs a powerful punch. just the stuff to fuel revolutions. one of its greatest fans was a 19th century turin aristocrat, with a big idea. food writer and local historian, has agreed to fill me in on the details. so good to see you. nice day for. it so, tell me about that guy. he was a politician behind italian unification. before unification, modern italy as we know it didn t exist. instead, it was a patchwork of duke gums and kingdoms, the spanish controlling the south, and the austrian s the northeast. the kingdom of sardinia that ruled piedmont led the fight to