Actor Stanley Tucci returns to Italy for a deeper dive into its food in Nat Geo show
Actor Stanley Tucci goes off the beaten track in new show Tucci in Italy to taste regional specialities and delve into nation’s darker side
The Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor Stanley Tucci is once again roaming through the land of his heritage in National Geographic’s new food-travel series Tucci in Italy, less than three years after a similar show was axed.
“I think that visually it’s more interesting this time around, and I think that we try to go more in-depth into the stories as much as you can, given the format,” he says.
Tucci goes from a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Milan where the staff grow their own vegetables – “Stop it!” he half-heartedly begs a chef adding salmon eggs to a pesto risotto – to cooking fish for anglers on the banks of the Sarca River, in the Italian Alps.
“I’m exploring the complex connections between the land, the people and the food they eat to discover the essence of each region in the country I love – Italy,” the Conclave and The Devil Wears Prada star tells viewers in each instalment.
Each episode of the first season of Tucci in Italy explores a different region – from Tuscany to Trentino-Alto Adige, Lombardy, Abruzzo and Lazio. It was shot over six months, from January to July in 2024.