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
aphrodisiac. some bold issue it s the best in italy. i m stanley tucci. i m traveling across italy to discover how the food is as unique as the people and their past. anger, religion and death in a pasta. yes. it 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 love. and how an obsession with perfection. every cut is perfect. drives its producers. will you marry me? and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. slow, slowly, slowly arrive at the point of exlcellence. because they ve waited. 25 years old. so good. i don t have to. 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. bologna is a wealthy region that straddles italy and cocooned between the adriatic sea. stuffed with livestock and billowing soft wheat. no wonder it s als
friends, probably after gorging on campania s other great contribution to the world, pizza. wherever we are, the food of this place can t help but bring us together. thanks for everything, you re amazing. thank you. cheers. cheers. cheers. cin, cin. [slow piano music] [upbeat music] so bologna. i haven t been here for a very long time. very happy to be back. the people of bologna have been hit hard by the covid pandemic. but i ve 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 bread is an aphrodisiac. i m 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. massimo: smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m trav