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 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 in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. [nicola] this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. [woman] every cut is perfect. .drives its producers
brought to life by students from flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i am all alone in a hotel to me why would i want to do that? this place is rich and it s food famous. some old souls whisper that it is the best in italy. smell, smell, the smelling is unbelievable. i am stanley tucci, italian on both sides, and i am traveling across italy to determine how the food in each of the country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and it s past. anger, religion, and death in pasta. it has everything. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic of superstars of the nation s food, and how an obsession with perfection drives its producers. will you marry me? [ laughter ] and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. slow, slow, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. and because they have waited 25 years old. so good! i don t have to go. one of the most delicious things on earth. for a greedy ma
okay, well, i had no idea it was that far. so i ve just made my way up thousands of steps to this place, castle brown, which is in portofino, which is in liguria. and liguria is a crescent right on the coast of italy, bordering tuscany and france. they ll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i don t mind because the food is amazing. 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 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. the rugged environment has made the ligurians tough and unafraid of a challenge. so you call this? le guide le cocho, because everything here must be done by hand. centuries of wrestling their food out of a small amount of land have given these people a wisdom that s right for our times. the harshness of their region has made them inventive. oh my god. liguria gave us pesto. it s really good. their land drove ligurians to the sea and ma
oh, wow. steep. is this okay, here we are, finally. i had no idea it was that far. so i ve just made my way up thousands of steps to this place, castle brown, which is in portofino, which is in liguria. and liguria is a crescent right on the coast of italy, bordering tuscany and france. they ll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i don t mind because the food is amazing. 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 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. the rugged environment has made the ligurians tough and unafraid of a challenge. so you call this? le guide le cocho, because everything here must be done by hand. centuries of wrestling their food out of a small amount of land have given these people a wisdom that s right for our times. the harshness of their region has made them inventive. oh my god. liguria gave us pesto. it s really good. th
of streets. you can only get there by boat. incredibly, they built it. over a millennium or two, venice becomes the center of a world trading empire. six, spices, ideas and money. lots of it. the venetians lived between earth and water. it shaped their character. salty, wise, and of never seen anybody do that before. i am stanley tucci. i am italian on both sides. i m discovering how the foods in each of these is unique as the people in the past. how are you? good. surrounded by wetland. these beepers are hunters and gatherers. that is perfectly balanced. wow. wow. vc the c brought him to the venice is the capital of the region. it is flat, versatile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites, and in the east, by the sea. 117 islands sit in the salty back, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to eat what venetians eat in the places they go to eat it in. a friend from here says