trading empire. silks, spices, ideas and money, lots of it. the venetians live between earth and water. it s shaped their character, salty, wise and ingenuous. i have never seen anyone do that before. 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 their past. may i? thank you. how are you? good. good. surrounded by wetlands, these people are hunters. you re a great shot. and gatherers. it is perfectly balanced. wow. wow! the sea brought the outside world to the venetians and fed their appetites. mmm, so many different cultures right in a bowl. venice is the capital of the venito region. it is flat, fertile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites and in the east warmed by the adriatic sea. 117 islands sit in this salty bay, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to
over a glass of wine. if you want to talk about a michelin star, this should have a michelin star. there s a local saying, if you want to know the best place to eat, ask a gondolier. luckily, there are around 400 of them. this is tobia pattias. he has invited me to lunch at a popular boatman s hangout off the grand canal. it is heaven, he says, though gondola parking is limited. so cheers. cheers. oh, my god! yeah, yeah.
if you want to know the best place to eat, ask a gondolaeer. luckily there are about 400 of them. he s invited me to lunch at a popular boatman s hangout just off the canal. it is heaven, he says. though gondola parking is limited. cheers! cheers! oh my god. how about that! more or less. i ll try it. okay.