Let s start here in the uk, where some of the country s biggest and well known brands are facing supply chain headaches caused by a lack of workers. On tuesday, mcdonald s said it had run out of milkshakes and some bottled drinks at its restaurants. The fast food chain said supply chain issues, such as a shortage of lorry drivers, had affected the availability at over a thousand of its outlets. Elsewhere, amazon announced it was offering new warehouse workers a £1,000 joining bonus in a bid to attract new recruits. The online retail giant is advertising for urgently needed warehouse pickers and packers in the uk to meet demand. Joining me now is craig erlam, senior market analyst at 0anda. Good senior market analyst at 0anda. Morning. This is a that good morning. This is a problem that has been going on for weeks now, i have discussed this many times on the programme, but it is coming to a head with several businesses expressing the challenges? yes. Expressing the challenges? yes, it
But i like the idea that the train goes on a boat. I think we should get a car on top of this and be on a car and a train, not a boat. And then, have a horse on top of the car. I i m stanley tucci. I am fascinated by my italian heritage and i am traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of these country s 20 region is as unique as the people and their past. Sicily is a mythical land of contrasts. Fire and water. Dry and fertile. Refined. That s very french. And rough. How did one of the poorest regions in europe create the richest of cuisines? get ready. This is delicious. I want to take a bath in it. Every mouthful here is an eruption of flavor. Oh, my god, that s so good. Oh, my god ! before i arrive in sicily, there is one delicious food ritual that i have to experience. It s a tradition to eat these while you are on a boat passing this statue of the madonna. These. Look at that. These beautiful little cones are rice with saffron, peas, meat. The story goes that the ar
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 hardworking 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 even a tomato in sight. This is amazing. And olive oil plays second fiddle to butter. But
sicily is a mythical land of contrasts fire and water, dry and fertile, refined that s very french and rough. how did one of the poorest regions in europe i love it! create the richest of cuisines? get ready. this is delicious. i want to take a bath in it. every mouthful here is an eruption of flavor. oh my god they re so good. oh my god! before i arrive in sicily, there is one delicious food ritual that i have to experience. it s a tradition to eat these while you re on a boat passing this statue of the madonna. these are arancini. look at that. these beautiful little cones are rice with saffron, peas, meat. the story goes that the arabs brought these to sicily in the 19th century, hand-rolled rice with a meat filling, breaded and fried. that s good. the taste of arancini i am told is the taste of home for all sicilians. just a few miles off the toe of the boot of italy lies sicily, its southernmost region. and with volcanic soil so fertile, its nicknam