by the covid pandemic. but i ve arrived during a brief moment of normality when lockdown has been lifted restaurants are filling up and masks are optional outside. bologna is an ancient university town the oldest in the western world brought to life by students flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. [massimo] smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. [nicola] this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. [woman] every cut is perfect. .drives its producers
this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. massimo: smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in a pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s superstars of the nation s food. nicola: this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. woman: every cut is perfect. .drives its producers. will you marry me? and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. massimo: slow, slowly, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. and because they ve waited. man: 25 years old. whoa! it really is good. so good! oh my god! i
world brought to life by students flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. massimo: smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. nicola: this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. woman: every cut is perfect. .drives its producers. will you marry me? and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. massimo: slow, slowly, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. and because they ve waited. man: 25 years old. whoa! it rea
dis aprodesiac. this food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. smell, smell, smell, the smelling is unbelievable. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and the past. anger, religion and death. yes. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastrono, ma am i gastronomic, and how it drives its producers. will you marry me? and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. slow, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. and because they have waited 25 years. whoa, really is good. oh, good. this is one of the most delicious things on earth. for a greedy man, this place is the gigantic deli of my dreams. don t fret. i have the metabolism of a teenager. bologna is the capital of a wealthy region that straddles italy and it s cocooned between the adriatic s
buon appetito. buon appetito. so simple, so good. cheers, so good. that s so good! mortadella is what gave birth to baloney. yeah. american baloney doesn t taste like this. mortadella is also known as bologna sausage, hence the slightly mangled translation that we have in the states, baloney. give me the original any day. it s so silky, garlicky and sweet. i love it. food and politics go hand in hand for mattia and his sardines and they are now volunteering to feed the city s most vulnerable during the pandemic. the remarkable roberto morgantini is the founder of these people s kitchens.