i m stanley tucci. i m fascinated by my heritage, so i m traveling across italy to discover how the food is as unique as the people and their past. the creations of famous tus cans are known the world over. michelangelo, come back today, he d walk around florence, it hasn t changed. but it s the hands of the ordinary people that have crafted the incredible food here. it s like christmas in your mouth. yeah. this is a place built on human ingeniuty, mind boggling riches, and an insane amount of bread. i really don t know how they eat that much bread. all great love affairs start somewhere. [ speaking foreign language ] and for me, my love of italy started right here in florence when i was just 12 years old. like this tartlet or rice pudding. come on. there s always something wonderful to discover in florence. the city is the capital of tuscany. 500 years ago it was the playground of some of the richest families on earth. in the countryside, they used their land to cultiv
mouth. i am stanley tucci, i am fascinated by my italian heritage, i am traveling across italy to discover how the foods in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as its past. the congregation of famous invof tuscans are known. it is the hands o f the ordinary people. that crafted the incredible food. it is like christmas in your mouth. this is a place built on human ingenuity and insane amount of bread. i really don t know how they eat this much bread. it is delicious but it is so hot. all great love affair starts some where. for me, my love of italy started right here in florence when i was just 12-years-old. that s delicious. you have to taste this. like this tartlet filled with rice pudding. come on. just aus wonderful to discover. the city is the capitol of tus tuscany. 500 years ago it was the playground of some of the richest family on earth. they use their land to cultivate the finest produce and the city they bankrolled the incredible explosion of art
and i want to get to know the region that my family left behind all those years ago. is this jogging your memory at all? that s a long time ago. 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. caught between a rock and the sea, the calabrese are notoriously tough. but this is a place where southern hospitality is a way of life. oh, my gosh, look at the size of it. you should open a restaurant. and in this poor region. all right. every meal is a celebration. oh, wow. there s like a million different flavors in there . calabria sits in the toe of the boot of italy, connected to basilicata in the north and separated from sicily in the south only by the narrow strait of messina. it s a region of rugged landscapes, dramatic mountain ranges, and some 500 miles of incredible coastline. it doesn t have that infrastructure. it s st
is beautiful. but calabria means something more to me. it s my ancestral homeland. and i want to get to know the region that my family left behind all those years ago. is this jogging your memory at all? that s a long time ago. 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. caught between a rock and the sea, the calabrese are notoriously tough. but this is a place where southern hospitality is a way of life. oh, my gosh, look at the size of it. you should open a restaurant. and in this poor region. all right. every meal is a celebration. oh, wow. there s like a million different flavors in there. calabria sits in the toe of the boot of italy, connected to basilicata in the north and separated from sicily in the south only by the narrow strait of messina. it s a region of rugged landscapes, dramatic mountain ranges, and
plus, neck and neck. several key midterm races across the country still a toss-up, just a month out from the election. and later, heroes at the wheel. a pair of quick-thinking bus drivers rescue a todd her after the car the child was in was carjacked. the remarkable story coming up. hello, everyone. thank you for joining us this sunday. i m fredricka whitfield. new today, russia fires a barrage of missiles into the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, leaving at least 12 dead, another 87 injured, including ten children. these new strikes happening just hours after a massive explosion damaged the only direct road and rail connection between annexed crimea and the russian mainland. ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the blast, but has publicly celebrated it. and new satellite images show the damage from above. but despite that, rush aif says it is resuming some car and train service. f fred, this attack overnight hitting a civilian area. what more are you learning? y