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.
throw out the foreign powers, and build in italy run by italians. what year is this now? 1861. and turin then becomes its first capital? for like a minute and a half or something? something like that. but we still have a history. especially the feeling of people. turin may have lost out to rome in the long run, but during its time as the capital, italy became a modern, democratic nation for the first time in history. this used to be the very first italian parliament. and italy s first prime minister, had good reason for choosing this location for the center of government. in front of the parliament, you look at his favorite restaurant. look at the distance. that s no more than 30 yards. i see we have the same priorities. restaurant first began serving turon s elite back in 1757, and its doors have been open ever since. it s locked.