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Everyone is craving Italy correct now. So, thankfully, Stanley Tucci has come to our rescue with his delightful and informative series "Searching for Italian republic."

"Italian on both sides," Tucci is a natural choice to host a food and travel show virtually Italy. The celebrated actor has long been associated with good food, thanks to his roles in "Large Nighttime" and "Julie and Julia."

Tucci has also written a few cookbooks, including The Tucci Tabular array: Cooking With Family and Friends. And he just published his nutrient memoir: Taste: My Life Through Food.

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I take devoured all six episodes of "Searching for Italy." And, lucky for u.s., I've taken notes and added some context.

I'm looking forward to when we can all look dorsum and brainstorm planning our itineraries around all the incredible food that Tucci and his many guides have highlighted in this thoughtful, oral cavity-watering testify.

Episode i: Naples and the Amalfi Coast

Stanley Tucci explores pizza in Naples, which includes side trips to a cheese factory for mozzarella and a farm for San Marzano tomatoes. He too ventures for a family unit repast on the island of Ischia and a succulent dessert on the Amalfi Coast.

Naples

  • Pizza Fritta de Fernanda (reviews). Naples' "pizza before there was pizza," made by Fernanda, the urban center'due south most famous friggitoria.
  • Antica Pizzeria Brandi. Tucci and his guide Elisabetta Moro so have a brief pizza luncheon at historic Pizzeria Brandi, where pizzaiolo (pizza maker) Raffaele Esposito cooked up the starting time Pizza Margherita in honor of Queen Margherita of Italy. Pizzeria Brandi opened in 1780, making information technology the oldest pizzeria in Naples.
  • Pizzeria La Notizia (reviews). This pizzeria, which has two locations, is run by Enzo Coccia, Italy's premier pizzaiolo. UNESCO recognized the Art of the Neapolitan Pizzaiolo in 2017 as an intangible cultural heritage. Enzo takes Stanley for a visit to the Campanian countryside to get together ingredients for pizza. They visit:
  • Caseificio Il Casolare. Here Tucci sees the dairy subcontract and factory where mozzarella di bufala is made. In that location are many dairy farms similar this in the area around Paestum.
  • Gustarosso. Here Tucci samples world-famous San Marzano tomatoes and learns, from Zio Vincenzo, that San Marzano tomatoes can but be grown in this area of Italy where the soil has been made fertile past Mountain Vesuvius.
  • Caffè Sospeso. Back in Naples, Tucci learns about the Neapolitan tradition of paying forward a coffee for someone who may need information technology later. This leads into Stanley'southward visit to:
  • Chikù. What started out as an effort to assist the local Romani population and others living in poverty in Scampia, Chikù has become a food destination for those who desire to try a fusion of Neapolitan food mixed with flavors from its immigrants' cuisines. A truly wonderful initiative that has me intrigued…

Ischia

  • Il Focolare. Tucci travels to the island of Ischia to visit Il Focolare, a eating place up in the hills. Ischia, and this restaurant in detail, is renowned for its rabbit dish coniglio all'ischitana.

Amalfi Coast

  • Lo Scoglio. Run past the De Simone family, Lo Scoglio is a seaside eatery on the Bay of Nerano. Tucci's favorite dish at Lo Scoglio is Spaghetti con le zucchine alla Nerano, a recipe that he and his wife have tried to recreate for years after first visiting. Lo Scoglio also has a hotel where I programme to someday stay and swallow my weight in that zucchini dish. 🙂
  • Sal de Riso (reviews). Tucci'southward last finish in the Naples episode is in Minori, home of pastry chef Sal de Riso. His eponymous pasticceria is where the decadent Delizia al Limone dessert, made with local Amalfi lemons, was born. I experience full only thinking about it.

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Volume a food tour of Naples and the Amalfi Coast! Check out Context Travel'southward Savoring Naples Nutrient Tour or these Campania Food and Vino Tours.

Episode 2: Rome

Tucci travels to Rome to taste its "Big 4" pastas — Amatriciana, Cacio eastward Pepe, Gricia, and Carbonara. He samples pecorino cheese, food cooked with offal (the "quinto quarto" or "5th quarter"), and learns about Rome's Jewish history and cooking heritage.

  • Bar San Calisto (reviews). One of the near famous bars in Rome, this working-form place in Trastevere has been the heart of the community for decades. Here, Tucci has a caffè and a maritozzo (brioche with panna whipped cream). San Calisto is a fun bar to end for a beer or an aperitivo.
  • Armando al Pantheon (reviews). This traditional trattoria next to the Pantheon has been around for more 50 years and is almost always on the list for food lovers. Tucci has the Rigatoni all'Amatriciana here.
  • Trattoria Pommidoro (reviews). Tucci meets up with DJ, chef, and food activist Don Pasta and learns nearly Pasta Resistance prior to visiting Pommidoro. Here he eats carbonara and learns about the legends of its origins.
  • Pro Loco D.O.Fifty. This deli's name stands for "Di Origine Laziale" and it features meat, cheese, and other items from the Lazio region (Rome's region). Pro Loco D.O.50. is located in Centocelle, a suburb of Rome that is growing more popular thanks to the arrival of new subway stops in the expanse.
  • Testaccio. In this neighborhood of old slaughterhouses, Tucci learns about the quinto quarto — the "5th quarter" parts from an animal slaughter — an of import role of traditional Roman cuisine. Guide Katie Parla, who co-wrote with Kristina Gill the book Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City, explains the history of the use of offal and innards in Roman nutrient. This leads them to:
  • Santo Palato (reviews). Run by young chef Sarah Cicolini, Santo Palato is one of several hip restaurants in the Italian upper-case letter that is experimenting with traditional flavors and preparations. Tucci and Parla eat several plates here, including a frittata with chicken innards, an oxtail meatball, and trippa alla romana, Roman-manner tripe.
  • La Reginella (reviews). Cucina Ebraica, Jewish cuisine, has informed Roman nutrient for centuries. Tucci visits the Jewish Ghetto and Italia Tagliacozzo'due south eatery La Reginella where he tries carciofi alla giudia, Rome's famous fried artichokes. By the way, the scene where Tucci watches a grocer clean an artichoke was filmed in Campo de' Fiori, the famous Roman piazza not far from the Jewish quarter.
  • Bistrot64 (reviews). Kotara Noda has cooked Italian cuisine in some of the finest restaurants and under the tutelage of famous chefs in both Japan and Italy. His Bistrot64 in the Flaminio neighborhood, where Tucci tried his impossibly uncomplicated and delectable cacio e pepe, has one Michelin star.

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Episode 3: Bologna

The amiable chef Massimo Bottura, who has three Michelin stars, is Tucci'due south guide for nigh of the episode focused on the food of Emilia-Romagna and its capital Bologna. The culinary heart of Italy, Emilia-Romagna has 44 products with protected condition. On the menu in this episode are Parmigiano cheese, Mortadella, Tortellini, Prosciutto di Parma, Tagliatelle alla Bolognese, and so much more.

These listings are in club of advent on the testify. I grouped them under city sub-headings, even though Tucci goes back and forth between Bologna and Modena quite a flake.

Bologna

  • Caseificio Rosola. Tucci begins his Emilia-Romagna journey with Bottura and a visit to this dairy exterior Modena. Here they endeavor anile and fresh Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. This is Bottura'south preferred dairy to become the cheese for his 5 Ages of Parmigiano dish.
  • Casa Maria Luigia Hotel (reviews). Bottura and his wife opened this luxe bazaar hotel well-nigh Modena in 2019. Tucci is treated to a snack of bread topped with ricotta, honey, and balsamic vinegar and lightly fired in an outdoor oven.
  • Quadrilatero Market. This food market place along the medieval streets in Bologna'south celebrated middle is where Tucci meets Mattia Santori. Santori is the young, unlikely leader of Italia's Sardines grassroots political motility.
  • Salumeria Simoni. Tucci and Santori marvel at the deliciousness and simplicity of Bologna's famed mortadella at Salumeria Simoni, a typical Emilia-Romanga deli.
  • Cucine Popolari. Every bit in the Naples episode, Tucci highlights a food clemency in the Bologna episode. The People'south Kitchens, started by Roberto Morgantini in 2014, now have several locations in Bologna and serve honest and innovative food to those in need. Here Tucci watches Cucine Popolari cooks make tortellini.

Modena

  • Acetaia Giusti. The Gran Deposito Aceto Balsamico di Giuseppe Giusti is the oldest balsamic vinegar producer in Italy, around since 1605.
  • More Modena. Caseificio Rosolare and Hotel Casa Maria Luigia, listed in a higher place under Bologna, are both in Modena. Bottura's Osteria Francescana, which has three Michelin stars, is non in the episode despite being the most famous restaurant in Italy for many years.

Parma

  • Salumeria Garibaldi. Following a discussion with announcer Alessia Cerantola, who uncovered the Prosciuttopoli scandal, Tucci visits Nicola Salvatore at his Parma salumeria to become a gustatory modality of the real Prosciutto di Parma.

Forlimpopoli

  • Casa Artusi. The father of modern Italian cooking, Pellegrino Artusi, was born in Forlimpopoli in 1820. He is known for having written the very first Italian cookbook called La Scienza in Cucina east fifty'Arte di Mangiar Bene (in English: Scientific discipline in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well). Tucci visits Casa Artusi, which has a cooking school and eating house on the bounds, and at that place he learns the original recipe for tagliatelle bolognese.

Rimini

  • Osteria Io e Simone. Tucci travels to the seaside town of Rimini, the birthplace of legendary Italian director Federico Fellini, and meets Fellini's niece Francesca. The pair get a history lesson about cappelletti and strozzapreti ("priest strangler") pasta shapes at Osteria Io e Simone, which is located almost Rimini's cathedral, the uniquely unfinished Tempio Malatestiano.
  • Grand Hotel Rimini. Tucci and Fellini cap off the episode with aperitivi at Yard Hotel Rimini. The historic, luxurious, Liberty-fashion hotel on the Adriatic declension has 5-star and 4-star accommodation options.

There are tons of quality food tours in Emilia Romagna. For ideas, check out Viator'due south All-time Emilia-Romagna Food Tours. If you're staying in Florence/Tuscany but want to fit in a side trip to the neighboring region of Emilia-Romagna, consider this bout from Walks of Italy: Small Grouping Gourmet Day Trip from Florence with Bologna Nutrient Tour, Modena Balsamic & Parmesan-Making Experiences.

Episode 4: Milan

The Milanese work hard, play difficult, and cook with a lot of butter. In this episode, Tucci visits Milan and its region Lombardy to learn about the area's non-pasta contributions to Italian cuisine, including risotto and polenta. Nosotros visit bars and restaurants that fuel Milan'south workforce and take side trips to Sumirago, the Orobic Alps, and Lake Como.

Milan

  • Milano Duomo. After a quick caffè at an unnamed bar, Tucci begins his visit to Milan where most people brainstorm their trips: at the famous Duomo. Here he talks to noted announcer, commentator, and author Beppe Severgnini and they survey the Lombard capital from the roof of "Italia'south largest church building." (A technicality: St. Peter's is the largest on the Italian peninsula but is in Vatican Metropolis.)
  • Ratanà. Tucci's first sense of taste of Milanese nutrient is at Ratanà, a modernistic restaurant helmed by Chef Cesare Battisti. Equally Battisti chips up a Cotoletta alla Milanese, he recounts the story of the Italian (not Austrian) origin of the veal cutlet (aka Wiener Schnitzel). According to Pietro Verri'south Storia di Milano, a certificate in Sant'Ambrogio Basilica attests to the Milanese pedigree of the dish. Battisti also adds some other historical notation equally he cooks a creamy, saffron-heavy pot of Risotto alla Milanese: the stained-glass windows in the Duomo are partially colored with saffron.
  • Navigli District. "Milano da bere" — Milan is for drinking — is especially true in the city'due south lively Navigli culvert district. Here Tucci meets up with social media star Tess Masazza and the pair go to a few confined, including:
  • Mag Cafe. While sipping cocktails and eating plates of salumi, Tucci learns that "happy hour" was invented in Milan. While that'south not necessarily true, information technology is an easy way to explain the importance of aperitivo time in Milan and how the cosmopolitan city probable spread this tradition to other cities in Italy.
  • Tencitt. The password-protected bar Tencitt is where Tucci and Tess encounter Milan'due south master cocktail maker Morris Maramaldi. The sought-afterwards mixologist prepares a martini with saffron and a coal-based elixir, which is a nod to the coal workers who once lived in this area known as the Casa dei Carbonai.

Sumirago

  • Domicile of the Missoni family unit. Tucci takes a detour to take a leisurely lunch with Famiglia Missoni, the fashion family known for its colorful knits. Afterwards a fruitless quest to discover porcini in the forenoon, Tucci returns to the Missoni home with Rosita Missoni and meets the rest of the friendly brood. They dine on braised meats and creamy polenta. Francesco Missoni, who wrote The Missoni Family unit Cookbook, jokes that southern Italians telephone call northern Italians "polentoni," considering of their beloved of polenta. The Missoni headquarters, manufacturing plant, and outlet are located in Sumirago in the Lombard province of Varese.

Orobic Alps

  • The Bitto Middle. The Bitto valley in the Orobic Alps is home to the town of Gerola Alta, where the rare Bitto cheese is fabricated. Tucci meets cheese maker Paolo Ciapparelli, who explains the history, production, and lengthy aging process of Bitto. Nosotros then get to lookout man Tucci make pizzoccheri, buckwheat-flour pasta native to the Valtellina.

Lake Como

  • Lake Como Angling. Lago di Como is famous equally a playground for the rich. Simply rather than hang out with George Clooney et al during this visit, Tucci goes line-fishing with William Cavadini. Cavadini, the president of the Lake Como fisherman's association Pescatori Como Alpha, cleans and cooks a repast of fresh perch while discussing his Lega Nord politics and love for its leader Matteo Salvini. It's an bad-mannered moment between the 2, as Tucci points out the "human being instinct for saving people" in the face of refugee policies under Salvini. But the moment serves as a political counterpoint to the Bologna episode in which Tucci met with an activist on the left.

Back in Milan

  • Osteria del Treno (reviews). Tucci finishes up his bout of Milan and Lombardy with a render to the city. But this time, rather than reveling in the young and the new, Tucci visits the Osteria del Treno. The Osteria's Sala Liberty ballroom was built in 1898 as a meeting hall for the unionized rail workers who worked at the nearby Stazione Centrale. At Osteria del Treno's Sala Liberty Tucci and his wife dine on veal shank, potatoes, and other Irksome Food-canonical Milanese dishes while they listen to traditional live music.

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Episode 5: Florence and Tuscany

Stanley Tucci returns to Florence, the urban center where he lived with his family for i year when he was 12. In this episode, Tucci cooks a meal with his parents, Joan and Stan, and he learns about the loftier and low cuisines of Tuscany, from steaks to beans.

On a sad note, Tucci's companion through much of his Tuscany episode, Fabio Picchi, passed away on February 25, 2022.

Florence

  • Florence Duomo and Baptistery. The show opens with gorgeous shots of Florence's landmarks, including the Duomo and the Baptistery (Battistero), where Tucci and his parents admire the mosaic ceiling. We learn that Tucci'south begetter Stan brought their family unit to Florence so that he could written report figure cartoon and sculpture.
  • Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio. Tucci heads to Sant'Ambrogio Market where he meets chef Fabio Picchi, who will guide him through several dishes on this episode. Hither, they buy T-bone steak — the famous Bistecca alla Fiorentina — that is as thick as the "length of a matchstick" (i.east., the ideal thickness).
  • C. Bio. Tucci and Picchi so head to C.Bio, Picchi's deli, where the chef has a rooftop grill and dining area. The ii sample some raw steak ("sushi," Tucci jokes), that has been dressed with a petty salt and a spritz of lemon. This can only be done with the freshest cutting of meat, which comes from Picchi'due south preferred butcher at the market. Olive branches thrown onto the burn down provide the cooked bistecca a unique flavor.
  • Babae. Tucci forgoes a Tuscan vino adventure to stay put in Florence for a bar crawl. Here, with his friend Elisabetta Digiugno, he encounters the architectural curiosity found but in Tuscany, but particularly in Florence: the wine window. Filmed before the pandemic, this episode had some real foresight in showcasing these "little doors of paradise," since several were put back into action for social distancing purposes.
  • Osteria Belle Donne. After several glasses of white wine, Tucci and Digiugno cease upward at Osteria Belle Donne, where they enjoy Vin Santo, Tuscan dessert wine. Tuscans traditionally drink this wine with an almond biscotti chosen a cantucci.
  • Mercato Centrale. Tucci heads to another marketplace. Simply instead of shopping for rich human's food (bistecca), he learns virtually beans and Tuscany'south cucina povera. His guide is the Italian food critic and culinary historian Leonardo Romanelli.

Ponte Buriano

  • Festa della Battitura. Tucci takes a detour to Ponte Buriano to nourish the wheat threshing festival known every bit the Festa della Battitura. This peasant festival, which takes identify in the last week of August, celebrates the cucina povera of the Tuscan countryside, which is heavy on breadstuff. Among the many hearty dishes that the cooks prepare are crostini d'ocio, crusty toast with a topping of sauce made from a male goose (gander).

Back in Florence

  • Osteria Cinghiale Bianco. Tucci, Romanelli, and Daniela Murphy go on to dine at Marco Maselli's Osteria Cinghiale Bianco, which specializes in dishes like ribollita, pappa al pomodoro, and panzanella — three famous Tuscan dishes fabricated with stale, saltless bread. Salt was a luxury in Tuscany centuries ago, so staff of life in this region is typically made without it.
  • New Generation Festival. Tucci is invited to a black-tie event that is dedicated towards the performing arts and is inspired past "the achievements of the Renaissance." Here, Tucci tastes a foam version of panzanella, which leads him to search for its creator.
  • Nugolo. Tucci finds the foam panzanella maker at Nugolo, an innovative eating place run past young chefs who aim to reimagine Tuscany'due south traditional foods.

Livorno

  • Terrazza Mascagni (reviews). The opening shot of Tucci'south final destination in Tuscany is of Livorno'southward incredible, checkerboard-patterned Terrazza Mascagni. Built in 1925, the Mascagni Terrace is named later on Livorno composer Pietro Mascagni and it'southward made up of more than 34,000 black and white tiles.
  • Torteria da Gagarin. Dorsum with Fabio Picchi, Tucci goes to this sandwich shop known for its chickpea flour pancake, the cecina. Ane thing not mentioned hither is the unusual name of the torteria. The Communist Political party of Italy was founded in Livorno in 1921. So naming a shop later on the famous Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is not uncommon in these parts.
  • In the hills for Cacciucco. Tucci and Picchi settle at a friend's house in Livorno for a meal of Livornese seafood stew chosen cacciucco. Nosotros learn that yous cannot make a fish stew and call information technology cacciucco if you lot are non originally from Livorno. But that doesn't mean you lot can't try.

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Episode 6: Sicily

Tucci takes a tour around Sicily to explore this "mythical land of contrasts." His travels take him to a Michelin-starred eating place and a 16th-century palace, as well every bit to humble homes on the frontline of Europe's migration crisis.

Railroad train to Sicily from Calabria

  • Train on a boat! The episode opens with Tucci on a railroad train from mainland Italy to the island of Sicily. The train boards a special train-carrying ferry and crosses the Strait of Messina in about 30 minutes. While on board this ferry, train doors are open so that passengers tin walk around the ship and savor the sea air.
  • Arancini on board. Tucci talks about the Sicilian tradition of eating an arancino (rice ball stuffed with goodness) while on board the ferry to the island. This Sicilian "taste of habitation" often comes by way of the snack bar on board the train, which this Italian food writer pointed out is hardly the acme of gastronomy. Personally, I would have liked an boosted Sicily episode just to explain the arancina/arancino debate between western and eastern Sicilians.

"Practice these arancini deserve so much passion? There are those who consider them good, indeed very good, extolling them on the web and on social networks. And there are those who, like us, discover them terrible. In our experience, these are the worst arancini we accept ever eaten, with an unparalleled set of flaws."

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Bagheria

  • I Pupi Ristorante. The starting time "existent" stop of this episode is in Bagheria, a seaside boondocks near Palermo that is habitation to Michelin-starred restaurant I Pupi. Here, Tucci meets the vivacious, self-taught chef Tony Lo Coco who is creating wondrous plates with the local fish and seafood, including spaghetti alla bottarga ("spaghetTONY") and an antipasto of fish and aromatic olive oils ("Sicilian sushi").

Vittoria

  • Agricola Occhipinti. Tucci meets young, innovative wine maker Arianna Occhipinti at her organic vineyard in Vittoria, a small city in southeastern Sicily. Working with Frappato and Nero d'Avola grapes, which are common to the area, Occhipinti'south subcontract produces about 140,000 bottles of wine per year. Tucci and Occhipinti sample her SP68 Bianco wine, amongst others. New York Times vino writer Eric Asimov wrote an article almost Occhipinti in 2016.

Palermo

  • Palazzo Raffadali. In Palermo, Tucci looks a niggling bit uneasy at the 16th-century palace of Princess Stefania de Raffadali. But information technology's the perfect setting for Tucci to sample a dish that he has come to be associated with: Timballo (Timbale in English) or Timpano. This is the Sicilian goulash-type nutrient that features in "Big Night" and recalls scenes from the famous Italian book The Leopard. Using a timbale mold, the princess'southward chef Maria prepares eggplant timbale, rice timbale, and a timbale with a pastry crust. Tucci and the Raffadali family discuss the international origins of Sicilian food, the mafia murders of Falcone and Borsellino, and the irresolute faces and flavors of modern Sicily.

Lampedusa

  • Domicile of Beppe and Rina. After a two-60 minutes flight, Tucci lands in Lampedusa, the tiny Sicilian isle that has become the center of the Mediterranean migrant crisis. Here he meets fisherman Beppe, who tells a harrowing tale of an overturned migrant ship. The "open arms" policy of Lampedusa earned the isle a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2014. At the home of Beppe and his wife Rina, Tucci dines on sarde a beccafico, the poor man's effort at recreating a stuffed poultry dish made with the beccafico (garden warbler). Sarde a Beccafico has many unlike versions depending on in which metropolis in Sicily information technology is made.
  • Migrant Boat Graveyard. Tucci follows up his difficult conversations with Beppe with a solemn visit to the Cimitero delle Barche. I appreciate that Tucci and his producers have not shied abroad from the current events that continue to shape Italy.

Catania

  • Mt. Etna. Tucci does non climb the slopes of Mt. Etna. But the yet-active volcano looms over everything in Catania. Its mineral-rich soil is as well the reason why food and wine from this area is especially prized.
  • Me Cumpari Turiddu. At this Michelin Bib Gourmand eating house, Tucci meets owner Roberta Capizzi who sources her entire menu from Sicilian products. Her restaurant'southward specialties include Pasta alla Norma, named for the opera past native son Vincenzo Bellini; donkey carpaccio; and a welcoming dining room.
  • Home of Emanuele and Mimmo. Deeply affected by the migrant boat tragedies in Lampedusa and in her abode urban center of Catania, Emanuele Pistone founded Isola Quassud an arrangement that gives purpose to young migrants through cooking and theater. At her dwelling, we meet husband Mimmo and recent young migrants Joy and Mustafa. The family shares a repast of chicken and rice flavored with spices from Nigeria and Egypt, thereby coming full circle with the transitory culinary history of Sicily. I call up Anthony Bourdain would be proud to meet Tucci following in his thoughtful footsteps.

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Where Can You Watch Searching for Italia?

There are several ways to watch Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italia. The evidence is produced past CNN and it is available on that network and CNN'southward new app CNN+.

Searching for Italia is also available to stream. You tin can sentry live CNN on Hulu (with a Live TV subscription) or YouTubeTV.

HBOMax and BBC iPlayer are likewise authorized to stream Stanley Tucci's show.

Depending on where you are in the world, y'all may need to employ a VPN to stream this and other shows.

Where Does Stanley Tucci Go in Season two?

Desire more? Me, too! Luckily, Tucci and crew fabricated a second season!

Visit my postal service "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italia: Flavour 2 for details.

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Source: https://www.italofile.com/searching-for-italy-stanley-tucci-season-1/