Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy on SBS – Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy is a six-part series that follows Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci as he travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines.
Viewers will go along with him as he enjoys the luxurious creamy carbonara of Rome, the delicious simplicity of Sicily’s pasta alla Norma, the saffron-infused silkiness of risotto in Milan, the crispy tenderness of bistecca alla fiorentina, the perfect classic ragu alla bolognese and the world’s best pizza in Naples.
Tucci comes prepared with a bottomless appetite for it all, showing us how the diversity of Italian cooking offers a gateway through which you can glimpse Italy’s history and culture.
Series One, Episode One: Naples And The Amalfi Coast
Naples is the third largest and most populous city in Italy. But its history has been tainted with underdog status from close association with Vesuvius, the Camorra – a notorious branch of the local mafia, and poverty.
In the historic Spanish Quarter, Stanley meets Professor Elisabetta Moro who takes him to the last authentic fried pizza maker, Fernanda’s. Later, Stanley meets Enzo Coccia, the proud King of Neapolitan Pizza to learn the secret art of arguably the world’s best pizza.
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy – New Series Premiere – Thursday, 13 July at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (6 Parts)
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