But im here to discover how its the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. But im going to warn you, if youre on a Low Carb Diet beware. Youre going to see a lot of pasta in this show. I mean, like, a lot of it. Like, a lot. Im sorry. Ive been visiting rome for decades. Its beauty and history still leave me breathless but sometimes its difficult to find a good meal if you dont know where to look. Rome is situated in lazio, a region sometimes overlooked in favour of its grander gastronomic neighbours like tuscany and umbria. 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 flavoursome food. To start my journey im catching up with My Old Friend claudia. Shes lived here virtually her whole life. There you are. Her Cardinal Rule for good food is, when in rome, eat as the romans do. Are you okay . Im good. Im so happy to see you. It was a long time. It was a long time. Somehow almos
Retold on stage and screen. The city of togas and gladiators, power an Intd Intri Empire and ruin and, of course, La Dolce Vita the good life. Im stanley tucci. Im italian on both sides and im travelling across italy to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. The famous ancients of rome once ruled the world. But im here to discover how its the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. When you try it, its crazy. But im going to warn you. If youre on a low carb diet, be ware. Yoour youre going to see a lot of pasta in this show. I mean, like, a lot of it. Like a lot. Im sorry. Ive been visiting rome for decades. Its beauty and history still leave me breathless but sometimes its difficult to find a good meal if you dont know where to look. Rome is situated in lazio, a region sometimes overlooked in favor of its grander gastronomic neighbours like tuscany and umbria. But lazio has fed rome for centuries and every pa
city of togas and gladiators, power and intrigue, empire and ruin, and of course la dolce vita - the good life. 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. 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. like, a lot. i ve been visiting rome for decades. its beauty and history still leave me breathless but sometimes it s difficult to find a good meal if you don t know where to look. rome is situated in lazio, a region sometimes overlooked in favour of its grander gastronomic neighbours like tuscany and umbria. but lazio has fed rome for centuries and every part of the sheep and pigs raised here is put to use i
Breakfast or the dutch eat breakfast. tucci: yeah, cause they don t do eggs and bacon and. it s always something sweet. yeah. nice to see you again. as we staggered off our breakfast and headed through trastevere i noticed that the area was much busier and hipper than years ago. this was the poor quarters, you see the buildings as nice as they are are very small. right. and then of course, as it happens you know, the old
To get a coffee and reminisce. well the san calisto is a real institution. that s where we went a long time ago. yeah, yeah, we were there every evening, you know. back in the 90s we used to hang out in a great café in trastavere, a grimy part of town, very much on the wrong side of the river. here we are. yeah and here we are. and i was pleased to hear it was still going strong. so you remember marcello? yes i do, i do. look what s there. the picture you gave them in 93. it s exactly in the same place. i think nothing changed in this place. no it hasn t changed. a little espresso would be just enough to whet our appetites before we go to lunch. .or so i thought. i know, i know. what s that?