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Season 2 – Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

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Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines.
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Ben Dowell The Times (UK) 10/04/2022
2/5
This aims to be as much a historical as a culinary guide, but Tucci crams in so much that a lot of this is skated over. Go to Full Review
Liz Kocan Decider 11/30/2022
Tucci makes for an eloquent travel guide as he enthusiastically takes us on his journey which, let’s face it, most of us won’t ever have the joy of taking in real life. Why not live the good life with him? Go to Full Review
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joanna d @RT82644388 09/05/2022 An enjoyable follow-up to Season 01. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired May 1, 2022 Venice Stanley explores the city's fascinating food culture due to its aquatic environment, as well as the countless influences from around the world throughout its vast and storied history. Details Episode 2 Aired May 8, 2022 Piedmont Stanley Tucci visits the region that made the dream of unified Italy a reality. Details Episode 3 Aired May 15, 2022 Umbria Stanley Tucci visits Umbria, nicknamed "The Green Heart of Italy"; with the highest consumption of pork per capita, Umbria is a carnivore's dream; from wild boar hunts to black truffle farms, Stanley explores all Umbria has to offer. Details Episode 4 Aired May 22, 2022 London Stanley Tucci explores how Italian immigration transformed the food scene in his adopted hometown of London; London is a culinary mecca where Italian food from every region gets a chance to shine. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 2022 Calabria Tucci discovers the history of beautiful and troubled Calabria, Italy, as well as the history of his own family; joined by his parents and Italian relatives, he reflects on the inspiration people draw from Calabria and why those who leave return. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 2022 Sardinia Tucci visits the island of Sardinia, Italy, famous for its harsh, rugged landscape, crystal blue ocean, and passionately preserved traditions; Tucci learns how Sardinian food culture varies wildly throughout the island. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 23, 2022 Puglia Tucci visits Puglia, a region famous for its fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses, and durum wheat; he discovers how the Pugliese own their past and embrace the future on their own terms. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 30, 2022 Liguria Tucci visits the Italian Riviera famous for the glamor of Portofino and fishing villages of the Cinque Terre; he tries Genoese pesto and discovers how Ligurians have learned to adapt to life in the difficult landscape. Details Episode 246 Aired Dec 24, 2025 Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines. Details Episode 248 Aired Dec 26, 2025 Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines. Details Episode 249 Aired Jan 26, 2026 Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines. Details Episode 250 Aired Jan 27, 2026 Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines. Details
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Season Info

Director
Ian Denyer
Executive Producer
Tom Barry
Screenwriter
Stanley Tucci
Network
CNN
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Travel, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 1, 2022