Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (Feb.14 on CNN) traces Italian fare all the way from Milan in the north to Sicily in the south.
MILAN
Tucci sits down with the Missoni family (of the famous fashion house) for brasato (Italian-style pot roast), creamy polenta and foraged mushrooms.
TUSCANY
In Florence, Tucci savors bistecca alla Fiorentina (T-bone steak) and pappa al pomodoro (a hearty bread-and-tomato soup).
SICILY Eggplant and tomatoes are two ingredients that factor into many traditional Sicilian dishes, like pasta alla Norma, which Tucci samples at a local trattoria.
NAPLES/AMALFI COAST/CAMPANIA
This region is home to classic Neapolitan pizza, San Marzano tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella.
ROME Tucci explores the Eternal City’s famous pasta dishes, including rigatoni all’amatriciana, carbonara and cacio e pepe.