Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy: Umbria (S2EP3 CNN Sun May 15, 2022)

Umbria: In this episode, Stanley Tucci travels to Umbria, also known as the “Green Heart of Italy.” While Umbria is often overshadowed by its more glamorous neighbour, Tuscany, it has a long and illustrious history that predates even the Romans. Umbria is also a carnivore’s paradise, with the highest per capita consumption of pork. Stanley will explore the riches this land has to offer, from wild boar hunts to incredible black truffle farms, while also questioning whether old traditions and centuries of religious orthodoxy prevent younger generations from breaking through.

Airdate: Sun May 15, 2022 at 21:00 on CNN

Season 2 Episode 3

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy is a CNN Original 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.