This Week:
Dig into yesterday's episodes of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
and Nomad with Carlton McCoy.
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WATCH: 'Most expensive episode we've ever done': Tucci jokes while making truffle pasta |
What was on the menu in Venice last night? |
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy returned last night, following Stanley Tucci on his quest to explore every region in Italy. In yesterday's episode, Tucci traveled to the Veneto region, the center of Italy's former trade empire and the home of Venice. You can watch it right now on CNNgo.
The region's unique history and proximity to water created a one-of-a-kind culinary experience for Tucci, and he loved every minute of it.
Take a look at some of the things he sampled:
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Cicchetti - Tucci started his trip to Venice trip with cicchetti — a small bite-size snack. Cicchetti can include everything from squiggly sea creatures and fried meatballs called polpette, to colorful toppings spread on slices of baguette called crostini.
Traditionally, you eat them standing at a bar, or just outside the door. The ritual of having a drink and a snack in a welcoming setting is what's key. Tucci enjoyed his cicchetti for breakfast with a glass of white wine.
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Baccala Mantecato - Next up is Osteria Ai 4 Feri Stori, a popular gondolier hang-out known for its modern take on cicchetti. A local gondola driver told Tucci the restaurant is cicchetti heaven, so Tucci tried an assortment including baccalà mantecato, or whipped cod.
Baccalà mantecato is "a snack that is to Venice as pizza is to Naples" and "it's available everywhere in the city," Tucci said.
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Risotto Nero Di Seppia - Tucci's friend Chef Gianni Scappin showed Tucci how to make a Venetian classic: risotto nero di seppia (black squid ink risotto).
"Perfect!" Tucci said after his first bite. "Not chewy, not mushy. |
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Golden Spaghetti - Michelin-starred chef Chiara Pavan taught Tucci how to make golden spaghetti. It's topped with an actual gold leaf.
"Balancing them with sweet and sour tastes, Chiara transforms salty ingredients into gold," Tucci said. "It's culinary alchemy."
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You can take a look at more of the dishes Tucci sampled last night here. |
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Explore more with Tucci below |
If you simply can't get enough of Venice and Stanley Tucci, check out some of our additional coverage below:
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BEHIND THE SCENES: Watch Tucci make truffle pasta for the crew
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LEARN MORE: All about the delicious snack you can only find in Venice
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TAKE A BITE: Try the Black Ink Risotto that Tucci ate in the episode for yourself with this recipe straight from the chef
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MORE TO MUNCH ON: Classic Italian dishes that everyone should try
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WATCH: Meet the first-generation immigrant who's now cooking for the French president |
Take a look at Carlton's Itinerary in Paris |
In last night's series premiere, Carlton McCoy took us all on a trip to Paris, exploring the intricacies of the authentic Parisian experience. He found cultural experiences and fantastic restaurants both within and outside of the city center. If you missed it, you can check it out right now on CNNgo.
Interested in learning more about the authentic Parisian lifestyle?
Check out these things:
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New Saigon - This Lognes restaurant explores Vietnamese food for a French audience. Lognes, a banlieue with the highest proportion of Asians of any town in France, naturally has some pretty stellar Asian cuisine. McCoy had some Phnom Penh, a noodle soup unique to the Cambodian diaspora.
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Bonne Aventure - This Saint-Ouen restaurant was opened by publicist-turned-chef Alcidia Vulbeau and features her unique take on French-African fusion cuisines. McCoy particularly enjoyed the shakshuka, based on the traditional North African dish. |
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Le Clarence - Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris proper, Le Clarence is a restaurant that was awarded two Michelin stars in 2017 and features innovative takes on classic French dishes by chef Christophe Pelé. |
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Mariane Ibrahim Gallery - The second iteration of the Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, following its success in Chicago, opened on Avenue Matignon in Paris in September of 2021. Ibrahim, the gallery's French-Somali founder, focuses on highlighting artists from Africa and its diaspora.
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You can continue your tour of Paris with McCoy here. |
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More on Carlton and his adventures in Paris |
You can find out even more about Carlton McCoy and the people he met in Paris by checking out our additional coverage below:
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PROFILE: Take a walk down memory lane with Carlton McCoy
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WORK OF ART: Somali-French gallerist Mariane Ibrahim on the five artworks that changed her life
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CLIPS AND CONVERSATION: Watch last week's Clips and Conversations event featuring McCoy and CNN's Sara Sidner
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