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 this country s 20 regions are as unique as 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, a lot. i ve been visiting rome for decades. its beauty and history still leave my breathless, but sometimes it s difficult to find a good meal if you don t know where to look. rome is situated in a region sometimes overlooked in favor of its grander gastronomic neighbors like tuscany and ubria. but lazio has fed rome for centuries and every part of the sheep and pigs raised here is put to use in kitchens across the city to make deeply flavorsome food. to start my journey i m catching up with my old
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