tucci: there isn t even a tomato in sight. this is amazing. and olive oil plays second fiddle to butter. butter, a lot of butter. jesus. woah, jesus. warning - irresponsible amounts of butter were used in the making of this program. ok. i hate to say it but. we need more butter. milan is the second biggest city in italy. it s the capital of lombardy - a region in the north of the peninsula, the gateway to northern europe and all of the trade money that that brings. sophisticated, elegant, and rich. milan is the epicentre of design, fashion, and finance.
at a time when italian desserts were dominated by northern and french creations, sal put the south of italy firmly on the map by capturing the essence of this place in one particular cake, lemon delight. so, we know where the lemons come from but how do you get the delight? oh jesus, alright. of course! cream. three creams, in fact. and for good measure, you fill the cake with cream. you just stick it right in. and when the creams are mixed you add more cream. and more cream. and more cream.
very special bar and they do amazing cocktails. really? i don t know if you know, spritz. is this the joint? yes. oh jesus. oh my god we haven t even had a drink yet. spritz has taken the world by storm. carefully. .but it was originally the quintessential milanese drink. tess: hello. buona sera. tucci: buona sera. campari, it s main ingredient is made here in milan. tucci: great, thank you. tess: thank you so much. cheers. cheers. salute. salute. tess: here, you have aperitivo with a drink and you can eat. yeah. and you go back home and you don t have to cook. tucci: that s fine. oh thank you. oh there s the food. tess: so you eat and you are more hungry so you eat again. every time you order a drink you get this?
drink meant to whet your appetite, or aprire l appetitio as the italians say. i m here with tess masazza who is something of an expert on the subject. i was watching your stuff, so funny! thank you. oh my god, it s just brilliant and you started doing it like five years ago right? i started five years ago, yes. tess masazza is a milan-based social media sensation who is known for her ironic take on modern living. half french, half italian, like so many other young people she now calls milan her home. now we are going to a bar, a very special bar and they do amazing cocktails. really? i don t know if you know, spritz. is this the joint? yes. oh jesus. oh my god we haven t even had a drink yet. spritz has taken the world by storm. carefully. .but it was originally the quintessential milanese drink. tess: hello. buona sera.
about pasta and pizza. oh my god, that s so beautiful. perfecto. this is the land of rice and polenta. polenta in the ancient time, it was like the bread. people from south of italy call us polentoni . tucci: there isn t even a tomato in sight. this is amazing. and olive oil plays second fiddle to butter. butter, a lot of butter. jesus. woah, jesus. warning - irresponsible amounts of butter were used in the making of this program. ok. i hate to say it but. we need more butter. milan is the second biggest city in italy. it s the capital of lombardy - a region in the north of the peninsula, the gateway to northern europe and all of the