[tucci] i have driven in italy quite a bit. But i did say to one guy when i was doing a movie, i said, its very interesting, people dont really stop at stop lights that much. And he goes, no, no, no. The stop light is just a suggestion. Theres nowhere on earth quite like tuscany. The land is idyllic, the art is divine and the food is out of this world. [tucci] oh my god. It just melts in your mouth. [laughs] im stanley tucci, im fascinated by my italian heritage. So, im traveling across italy to discover how the food, in each of this countrys twenty regions, is as unique as the people and their past. The creations of famous tuscans are known the world over. Michelangelo, i think if he were to come back today, hed be able to walk around florence. It hasnt changed. But its the hands of the ordinary people. [chef] we fold it like this. That have crafted the incredible food here. Its like a christmas in your mouth, yeah. This is a place built on human ingenuity, mindboggling riches and an
[tucci] i have driven in italy quite a bit. but i did say to one guy when i was doing a movie, i said, it s very interesting, people don t really stop at stop lights that much. and he goes, no, no, no. the stop light is just a suggestion. there s nowhere on earth quite like tuscany. the land is idyllic, the art is divine and the food is out of this world. [tucci] oh my god. it just melts in your mouth. [laughs] i m stanley tucci, i m fascinated by my italian heritage. so, i m traveling across italy to discover how the food, in each of this country s twenty regions, is as unique as the people and their past. the creations of famous tuscans are known the world over. michelangelo, i think if he were to come back today, he d be able to walk around florence. it hasn t changed. but it s the hands of the ordinary people. [chef] we fold it like this. .that have crafted the incredible food here. it s like a christmas in your mouth, yeah. this is a place built on human ingenuity, m
disappointingly short wine crawl as bar babae is currently the only functioning wine window in florence. even if there are still 130 or so defunct ones around the city. these little wine windows don t exist anywhere outside of tuscany, another example of renaissance genius. there are too many of them. yeah. and then, completely by chance, we come across another. but the sign would be from when? that sign. the little doors of paradise. paradise, yeah. hi, hi, there you are again.
through a window. yeah. you get another wine? yeah, oh yeah. yeah. it seems to be empty. oh, hi. how are you? can i get. five hundred years ago, everyone was encouraged to drink at least a liter of wine a day. not for the winemaker s profit but for health reasons. come on. let s sit. so tell me everything else you know. and some people needed to be more healthy than others. if you were pregnant you could have one at any time. you could have one at any time? yeah. if you were pregnant. yeah. because it was considered. my mother did that, no she didn t. really? yeah. like a nourishment. so, it s sort of the opposite of today? yeah, of today. okay. come on. let s go, come on. this could be a disappointingly short wine crawl as bar babae is currently the only functioning wine window in florence.
and some people needed to be more healthy than others. if you were pregnant you could have one at any time. you could have one at any time? yeah. if you were pregnant. yeah. because it was considered. my mother did that, no she didn t. really? yeah. like a nourishment. so, it s sort of the opposite of today? yeah, of today. okay. come on. let s go, come on. this could be a disappointingly short wine crawl as bar babae is currently the only functioning wine window in florence. even if there are still 130 or so defunct ones around the city. these little wine windows don t exist anywhere outside of tuscany, another example of renaissance genius. there are too many of them. yeah. and then, completely by chance, we come across another. but the sign would be from when? that sign.