Smell, smell, smell. The Smell Something unbelievAble. I Am stAnley tucci. I Am itAliAn on both sides And i Am trAveling Across itAly to discover how the food in eAch of this countrys 20 regions is As unique As the people And their pAst. Anger, religion And deAth. It hAs everything in it. I Am here to discover why this is home to the gAstric superstArs of the nAtions food. This is mAde with love. And how people here reAlly know how to wAit for the best things in life. Slow, slowly, slowly Arrive At the point of excellence. Right. And becAuse weve wAited 25 yeArs. Wow, reAlly is good. Oh, My God. I dont hAve to. So good. Its just one of the most delicious things on eArth. For A greedy mAn, this plAce is the gigAntic deli of my dreAms. But dont fret, i hAve the metAbolism of A teenAger. The cApitol of bolognA, its A weAlthy region thAt strAddles itAly And is cocooned between the AdriAnic seA. Its A lush lAnd of fertile vAlleys stuffed with livestock And billowing soft wheAt. No wonder, i
i haven t been here for a long time. very happy to be back. the people have been hit hard by the covid pandemic but i have 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, it s an aphrodisiac. i am 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. smell, smell, smell. this is the smelling is unbelievable. i m stanley tucci. i m italian, on both sides, and i am 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. yes. has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. this is made with
it s literally like you re living inside a museum. even if you ve never been to rome, you ve been to rome. its stories have been told and retold on stage and screen. the city of togas and gladiators, power and intrigue, empire and ruin. and of course la dolce vita, the good life. i m stanley tucci, 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. the famous ancients of rome once ruled the world. but i m here to discover how it s the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. but i m going to warn you. if you re on a low-carb diet, beware. you re going to see a lot of pasta in this show. i mean, like, a lot of it. like a lot. i m sorry. i ve been visiting rome for decades. its beauty and history still leave me breathless. but sometimes it s difficult to find a good meal if you don t know where to look. rome is situated in lazio, a region sometimes overl
this is made with love. and how people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. slow, slowly, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. right. and because we ve waited 25 years. wow, really is good. oh, my god. i don t have to. so good. it s just one of the most delicious things on earth. for a greedy man, this place is the gigantic deli of my dreams. but don t fret, i have the metabolism of a teenager. the capitol of bologna, it s cocooned between the adrianic sea. and apanee mountains. ape no wonder, it s also bred one of the world s best chefs. buckle up. i know you can only see a blur with glasses, but that s me in the car tearing around the roads of the provence in the tender care of a man that likes fast cars, slow food. he s got three of them. next time do it faster. i love this place. he s taking me behind the scenes to the dairy, which is about 30 miles outside bologna. i m playing it cool. whoa. really? jesus christ! th