so here we are in milan, the fashion and industrial powerhouse of italy. i ve only been to milan a few times and always in passing. i ve never stayed here long enough to really get a sense of it. the first thing that strikes you about milan is its dynamism. no wonder espresso was invented here. i think i might need a few of these just to keep up with the rhythm of the city, but do the hard-working milanese bring as much to the italian table as they do to the country s economy? i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m travelling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. that s delicious. here in milan, the menu is nothing like you expect. up here in the north, forget about pasta and pizza. oh my god, that s so beautiful. perfecto . this is the land of rice and polenta. -polenta in the ancient time, it was like the bread. -people from south of italy call us polentoni . [tucci] there isn t e
even 50. 50 would be fine. hi. hello. stanley. nice to meet you. you re welcome. morris maramaldi is one of milan s most in-demand mixologists. let s order a drink. what are you going to have? i think, i m gonna have the fresh mau. i m gonna have the martini black saffron. martini black saffron. yes please. he s known for creating incredible drinks with a twist. they are site-specific. [speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] oh wow. oh i see it s black. morris has invented a drink to honour the history of this building. that s beautiful. this was once the residence of coal workers. remarkably, despite being among milan s poorest residents, they all survived the
tucci: oh, i thought he was going to say no. arima. are you sure this is the right place? i, i yes it is. yeah? yeah. tess: hi. oh hello. buono sera. thank you. this place is so hip it makes me want to be 20 again. tess: wow. you like it. wow. tucci: yeah i love it. .or 40 or even 50. 50 would be fine. tess: hi. hello. stanley. nice to meet you. you re welcome. morris maramaldi is one of milan s most in-demand mixologists. let s order a drink. what are you going to have? tess: i think, i m gonna have the fresh mau. tucci: i m gonna have the martini black saffron. morris: martini black saffron. yes please. he s known for creating incredible drinks with a twist.
yeah? yeah. tess: hi. oh hello. buono sera. thank you. this place is so hip it makes me want to be 20 again. tess: wow. you like it. wow. tucci: yeah i love it. .or 40 or even 50. 50 would be fine. tess: hi. hello. stanley. nice to meet you. you re welcome. morris maramaldi is one of milan s most in-demand mixologists. let s order a drink. what are you going to have? tess: i think, i m gonna have the fresh mau. tucci: i m gonna have the martini black saffron. morris: martini black saffron. yes please. he s known for creating
50 would be fine. tess: hi. hello. stanley. nice to meet you. you re welcome. morris maramaldi is one of milan s most in-demand mixologists. let s order a drink. what are you going to have? tess: i think, i m gonna have the fresh mau. tucci: i m gonna have the martini black saffron. morris: martini black saffron. yes please. he s known for creating incredible drinks with a twist. they are site-specific. oh wow. oh i see it s black. morris has invented a drink to honour the history of this building. that s beautiful. this was once the residence of coal workers. remarkably, despite being among milan s poorest residents, they all survived the