The first couple of episodes were good, ten I realised that the rest was exactly the same just different locations. Every cook, farmer, olive grower would say how special, important unique they were. Stanley would blow smoke up them coooing & oooing over their produce or food. Repeat endlessly wow, how incredible, amazing, gorgeous, etc even history in a mouthful half a dozen times. There was little social history other than another repetition of how peasant sustenance food has become fashionable and expensive. Every area had the best or world beating olives.... But all seemed to use dried spaghetti made in the Netherlands. I longed for it to end. Sad as there was some beautiful scenery but in the end everyone was the same.....
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
(2021–2022)
It's put me off Stanley & almost Italy!!
8 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers