trading empire. silks, spices, ideas and money, lots of it. the venetians live between earth and water. it s shaped their character, salty, wise and ingenuous. i have never seen anyone do that before. 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. may i? thank you. how are you? good. good. surrounded by wetlands, these people are hunters. you re a great shot. and gatherers. it is perfectly balanced. wow. wow! the sea brought the outside world to the venetians and fed their appetites. mmm, so many different cultures right in a bowl. venice is the capital of the venito region. it is flat, fertile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites and in the east warmed by the adriatic sea. 117 islands sit in this salty bay, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to
It’s amazing how quickly we go from pumpkins to candy canes here in Rockaway Beach. With our first-annual Halloweentown behind us, we’re already starting to look forward through the end
Renaissance artists. stop it. it is delicious. it is perfectly balanced. creamy. unctious. wow, wow. balancing them with sweet and sour tastes, kiara transforms salty ingredients into gold. it is culinary alchemy. regularly dunk a community in sea water for one and a half millennia and you would expect them to grow resilient. the venetians always see challenges as opportunities.