caught between a rock and the sea, cabrese are notoriously tough. but this is a place where southern hospitality is a way of life. oh, my gosh. look at the size of those. you should open a restaurant. and in this poor region every meal is a celebration. oh, wow. looks like a million different flavors in there. calabria sits in the toe of the boot in italy separated from sicily in the south only by the narrow strait of mecina. it s a region of rugged landscapes, mountain ranges and 500 miles of coastline. it doesn t have that infrastructure, still a lot of abandoned buildings, a lot of poverty, a lot of corruption. it s really unfortunate because it is magnificent. like millions of calabrians, all four of my grandparents immigrated from this region with nothing but the clothes on their backs. so i m headed first to see the birthplace of my grandfather, the man who my father and i are named after. the town s population, 900 and happily i m being joined by two semi
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the house is? i think it was down here. what street is this? watch your step. is this jogging your memory at all? it s a long time ago. that i remember. i remember the square. that s number 30. that s it. so this we think could be the house where your father was born. it s only the second time and obviously memory fades. yes, i know. i ve always wanted to come here because i never came when we were young, but we re glad we saw the town, so pretty. should we eat? sure. that s a good idea. is there a restaurant tucci? maybe, but i m not going to let you try to find it. marzi sits in the valley of wheat where fed by the mineral rich waters there s a 1,000- year-old history of bread
it s a region of rugged landscapes, mountain ranges and 500 miles of coastline. it doesn t have that infrastructure, still a lot of abandoned buildings, a lot of poverty, a lot of corruption. it s really unfortunate because it is magnificent. like millions of calabrians, all four of my grandparents immigrated from this region with nothing but the clothes on their backs. so i m headed first to see the birthplace of my grandfather, the man who my father and i are named after. the town s population, 900 and happily i m being joined by two semi-experienced guides, my parents, joan and sam tucci. this is nice. we re walking down the street of the dead, how nice. i m not going down there. no. don t go there.
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