Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy — 2021-2022 · 2 seasons · 14 eps

★ 8.6

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

Name: Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Genre: Adventure, Documentary
Released: 2021
Rating: 8.6

2021-2022 2 seasons 14 episodes

★ 8.6 (3,842 votes) Top 11%

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Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines.

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#1 8.6

S2E7 Puglia

In this episode, Stanley Tucci visits Puglia, a region famous for its fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses, and durum wheat. Despite being such a fertile region, Puglia is also one of Italy’s poorest and Tucci discovers how today’s spirit of innovation was forged out of hard times. From Bari’s raw seafood to Cisternino’s Fornelli and Foggia’s burnt grain to cheesemaker Vito’s Apulian blue cheeses, it is clear that by reclaiming their past, the Pugliese are taking ownership of their past and embracing the future on their own terms.

S1E1 8.5

Naples and the Amalfi Coast

Stanley Tucci feasts on pizza in Naples. Stanley embarks on a whirlwind tour to find the freshest mozzarella and the best San Marzano tomatoes, and enjoys a spectacular spaghetti and zucchini.

S1E3 8.5

Bologna

Stanley Tucci explores Bologna, seen by many as the food capital of Italy. Bologna is home to globally renowned protected food products: parmigiano, prosciutto de parma and traditional balsamic vinegar to name but a few.

4. S2E5 "Calabria" 8.5
5. S2E6 "Sardinia" 8.5
6. S2E8 "Liguria" 8.5
7. S1E2 "Rome" 8.4
8. S2E1 "Venice" 8.4
9. S2E2 "Piedmont" 8.4
10. S1E5 "Tuscany" 8.3

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S2E4 7.9

London

Stanley sets out to explore how Italian immigration has transformed the food scene in his adopted hometown of London. Forget what you think you know about this city. London is a culinary mecca where Italian food from every region gets a chance to shine. The burrata is so creamy and pasta is so fresh that it may rival Italy itself. For over a century, Italians here have found inventive ways to create Italian food so good it’s enough to render Stanley speechless.

13. S1E4 "Milan" 8.0
12. S2E3 "Umbria" 8.1
11. S1E6 "Sicily" 8.2
10. S1E5 "Tuscany" 8.3

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