Tucci in Italy

44min

Documentary

Follow Stanley Tucci as he returns to Italy for more food-based adventures, seeking out the essence of each region and its people through the food they eat.

Production Companies

Salt Productions

National Geographic

BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions

Episodes

Cast

Tuscany

1. Tuscany

44min

18th May 2025

In Tuscany, where Tucci once lived as a teenager, he samples an unexpected local breakfast, rides out with traditional cowboys, and joins a grand Sienese feast that captures the spirit of the region.

Lombardy

2. Lombardy

44min

18th May 2025

In Lombardy, he explores Italy’s industrial engine through a culinary lens—tasting futuristic farm-to-table menus, investigating one of the world’s most expensive ingredients, and dining at a rest stop that’s anything but average.

Trentino-Alto Adige

3. Trentino-Alto Adige

44min

25th May 2025

Trentino-Alto Adige takes Tucci into new territory: skiing down Alpine slopes, fly fishing glacial rivers, and eating slope-side polenta in a region where Italian and German identities blend in the kitchen.

Abruzzo

4. Abruzzo

44min

1st Jun 2025

Abruzzo is rugged and surprising. It’s Tucci’s first time there, and he leans into the wildness—grilling mutton in sheep country, sharing Sunday lunch with a French twist, and tracing the sugary roots of Italy’s iconic confetti almonds.

Lazio

5. Lazio

44min

8th Jun 2025

In Lazio, Tucci steps outside of Rome to explore the region’s rural soul. He tries porchetta from Ariccia, rustic fish soup, and a springtime lamb dish that speaks to a deeper connection between simplicity and seasonality.

First air date

18th May 2025

Last air date

8th Jun 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks