1 00:00:13,722 --> 00:00:15,122 Thanks. 2 00:00:15,224 --> 00:00:18,936 A beautiful Risotto alla Milanese 3 00:00:19,038 --> 00:00:21,964 with ossocube and gremolata. 4 00:00:22,066 --> 00:00:23,953 Don't worry, it doesn't make you fat. 5 00:00:25,984 --> 00:00:27,676 Good meal. 6 00:00:27,778 --> 00:00:29,191 Thanks. 7 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,980 That is great. Ossobuco. 8 00:00:39,048 --> 00:00:41,821 This is one of my places favorites in the world. 9 00:00:43,047 --> 00:00:44,592 But you'll never guess where is it. 10 00:00:44,694 --> 00:00:47,031 - It's fantastic. - Good, right? 11 00:00:47,130 --> 00:00:48,530 Okay, I'll give you a tip. 12 00:00:49,424 --> 00:00:52,928 There are more Italians here than in Bologna or Pisa. 13 00:00:53,315 --> 00:00:56,242 The ancient Romans considered your last frontier. 14 00:00:56,911 --> 00:00:58,331 Hail, Caesar! 15 00:00:58,433 --> 00:01:01,061 - No, it's not. It's Trajan. - Hail, Trajano. 16 00:01:01,846 --> 00:01:05,101 It's a built place in tradition and innovation. 17 00:01:06,082 --> 00:01:09,492 And whatever you heard, the food here is amazing. 18 00:01:11,696 --> 00:01:13,096 This is so good. 19 00:01:13,198 --> 00:01:14,616 I don't even want to talk anymore. 20 00:01:14,718 --> 00:01:16,118 I just want to eat this. 21 00:01:17,279 --> 00:01:19,195 Welcome to London. 22 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:25,720 I'm Stanley Tucci. 23 00:01:25,822 --> 00:01:29,131 I am Italian from my father and mother, and I'm traveling through Italy 24 00:01:29,232 --> 00:01:30,952 to discover how food 25 00:01:31,054 --> 00:01:33,468 in each of the 20 regions of this country, 26 00:01:33,570 --> 00:01:36,703 it's so unique as its people and its past. 27 00:01:37,290 --> 00:01:38,790 Only by population, 28 00:01:38,891 --> 00:01:41,602 London could be the 21st region of Italy. 29 00:01:42,860 --> 00:01:46,023 In England, now you can go to a Sardinian restaurant, 30 00:01:46,358 --> 00:01:47,758 Sicilian, 31 00:01:47,860 --> 00:01:49,843 Venetian, Neapolitan... 32 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:52,404 In the past, there was only Italian food. 33 00:01:52,832 --> 00:01:56,306 My friend, Andrea Riva, is a of half a million Italians 34 00:01:56,408 --> 00:01:58,515 who chose to make London your home. 35 00:01:59,411 --> 00:02:00,811 Are you Italian? 36 00:02:01,163 --> 00:02:03,563 - No, I'm English. - English? 37 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:06,668 So why here, for 150 years, 38 00:02:06,770 --> 00:02:08,769 Italians found freedom... 39 00:02:09,171 --> 00:02:12,030 This is completely different from what I saw in Italy. 40 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:14,179 ...to create something wonderful. 41 00:02:14,510 --> 00:02:16,803 See how I got it the biggest piece? 42 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:20,121 My God, it's so sweet. I loved this. 43 00:02:20,223 --> 00:02:22,111 Serious. This is incredible. 44 00:02:22,684 --> 00:02:24,684 Mrs.Bennet / LaisRosas Mr.Henderson 45 00:02:24,685 --> 00:02:26,146 Helo / Sossa / Amand@ 46 00:02:26,147 --> 00:02:27,606 Review: Mrs.Bennet 47 00:02:29,928 --> 00:02:32,819 SEARCHING FOR ITALY S02E04 | LONDON 48 00:02:32,921 --> 00:02:35,821 London is my home a decade ago. 49 00:02:36,401 --> 00:02:38,526 In my mind, no city in the world 50 00:02:38,527 --> 00:02:40,527 compares in elegance and charm. 51 00:02:41,798 --> 00:02:45,412 It is a magnetic metropolis twice the size of New York. 52 00:02:47,255 --> 00:02:50,688 And today, I will take you to one of my favorite places. 53 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:55,165 So here I am, strolling down Savile Row, 54 00:02:55,816 --> 00:02:59,396 where the best tailors from London are, 55 00:02:59,497 --> 00:03:01,306 in fact, the world. 56 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:04,532 Unfortunately, I don't have time to prove anything. 57 00:03:04,935 --> 00:03:07,414 I have lunch in the only restaurant on the block, 58 00:03:07,516 --> 00:03:09,680 appropriately called Sartoria. 59 00:03:09,782 --> 00:03:11,566 In Italian, tailoring. 60 00:03:13,152 --> 00:03:15,278 CUSTOM MADE 61 00:03:16,324 --> 00:03:18,602 - Hi. How are you? - How are you? 62 00:03:19,397 --> 00:03:21,177 - Good to see you. - I'm glad to see you. 63 00:03:21,279 --> 00:03:23,709 - All good? - Yes I am well. Busy. 64 00:03:23,711 --> 00:03:25,561 Excited to have you in my kitchen. 65 00:03:25,663 --> 00:03:29,148 Francesco Mazzei and me We've known each other for a long time. 66 00:03:29,249 --> 00:03:30,781 I love his food so much 67 00:03:30,783 --> 00:03:33,118 he made the buffet of my wedding. 68 00:03:35,006 --> 00:03:37,006 Is she still with you? 69 00:03:37,108 --> 00:03:38,991 Yes yes. I don't know why. 70 00:03:38,993 --> 00:03:40,813 - You're lucky. - I know. 71 00:03:41,989 --> 00:03:45,088 I managed to arrive before the lunch crowd, 72 00:03:45,190 --> 00:03:48,420 and Francesco is doing a dish I've never tried. 73 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:49,920 So what are you going to prepare? 74 00:03:49,922 --> 00:03:52,830 Scottish scallops with 'nduja and green sauce. 75 00:03:53,275 --> 00:03:55,440 My God, look at the size of it. 76 00:03:55,441 --> 00:03:58,192 It's hard to find in Italy. They are usually small. 77 00:03:58,294 --> 00:03:59,694 - Right. - I'm just going to use... 78 00:04:00,323 --> 00:04:02,323 - the best part. - It's beautiful. 79 00:04:02,325 --> 00:04:04,949 I will cut three small pieces 80 00:04:05,621 --> 00:04:08,980 Francesco moved to London in 1990 leaving Calabria, 81 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:11,125 a very poor region from Italy. 82 00:04:12,909 --> 00:04:15,839 Today, he leads a kitchen with 50 employees. 83 00:04:18,416 --> 00:04:20,915 This one? Jesus, really? 84 00:04:22,841 --> 00:04:27,109 Spicy and fatty, 'nduja It's a sausage from Calabria 85 00:04:27,211 --> 00:04:30,049 which you usually find on a stale loaf of bread, 86 00:04:30,150 --> 00:04:31,638 not in a viera. 87 00:04:32,044 --> 00:04:33,444 Right. Look. 88 00:04:33,446 --> 00:04:35,157 I have younger children than that. 89 00:04:35,859 --> 00:04:37,259 Jesus. 90 00:04:37,790 --> 00:04:39,555 - It's beautiful. - See this. 91 00:04:39,657 --> 00:04:41,457 Yeah, that's really... 92 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,017 See the color. 93 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:47,143 - It's a lot of paprika. - Beautiful. 94 00:04:47,246 --> 00:04:49,422 As if an angry Hungarian had gone in there. 95 00:04:50,645 --> 00:04:53,374 It's very versatile and it really elevates the game. 96 00:04:53,376 --> 00:04:55,045 For example, this is honey. 97 00:04:55,684 --> 00:04:57,753 The 'nduja will melt with honey on the stove. 98 00:04:57,832 --> 00:04:59,375 We add lemon drops, 99 00:04:59,481 --> 00:05:03,470 and you will see the balance between acidic, spicy and sweet. 100 00:05:03,572 --> 00:05:05,428 - Right. - Like Chinese, but better. 101 00:05:05,530 --> 00:05:07,790 What are we going to do... Mashed potatoes here. 102 00:05:11,100 --> 00:05:13,219 - Scallops. - My God. 103 00:05:13,321 --> 00:05:14,721 And it goes to the grill. 104 00:05:15,170 --> 00:05:19,171 Two minutes on the grill, and then, It's time for pyrotechnics. 105 00:05:19,272 --> 00:05:20,695 It's dangerous. 106 00:05:24,616 --> 00:05:26,117 Legal. 107 00:05:26,970 --> 00:05:28,370 So now... 108 00:05:29,599 --> 00:05:32,102 Amalfi lemon drops over the top. 109 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:35,752 And we add the main ingredients. 110 00:05:36,101 --> 00:05:37,501 This is the 'nduja.| 111 00:05:37,787 --> 00:05:40,693 - It's like a bullet, practically. - Yes, it's very different. 112 00:05:44,067 --> 00:05:45,707 Now, green sauce. 113 00:05:45,809 --> 00:05:48,916 Bread soaked in vinegar, anchovies, parsley, capers, 114 00:05:48,918 --> 00:05:50,431 - egg white and garlic. - Serious. 115 00:05:50,533 --> 00:05:52,598 Extra virgin olive oil from Calabria. 116 00:05:54,192 --> 00:05:55,977 That juniper branch, do you see? 117 00:05:56,079 --> 00:05:58,233 - It's to decorate the dish. - Right. 118 00:05:58,777 --> 00:06:00,771 - Scallops here. - Beautiful. 119 00:06:00,873 --> 00:06:02,927 It was you who really introduced this... 120 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:05,564 I was the one who brought the 'nduja to London. 121 00:06:05,949 --> 00:06:07,891 Now do you think anywhere. 122 00:06:07,993 --> 00:06:11,162 Now it's an important item in your ingredients list. 123 00:06:13,183 --> 00:06:14,583 - It's delicious. 124 00:06:14,685 --> 00:06:16,835 - Good. - There's so much going on. 125 00:06:18,004 --> 00:06:20,153 Could stay with Francesco all day. 126 00:06:20,255 --> 00:06:22,036 - It seems like you liked it. - I loved. 127 00:06:22,924 --> 00:06:25,317 But I have lunch upstairs. 128 00:06:27,582 --> 00:06:29,470 - How are you? - It's a pleasure to meet you. 129 00:06:29,472 --> 00:06:31,021 Also. Are you hungry? 130 00:06:31,123 --> 00:06:32,523 - Many. - Good. 131 00:06:33,667 --> 00:06:35,598 I am accompanied by John Dickie 132 00:06:36,187 --> 00:06:39,465 a historian so obsessed for Italian food as much as I do. 133 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:43,719 A little 'nduja. 134 00:06:45,041 --> 00:06:47,337 No one in their right mind, 135 00:06:47,845 --> 00:06:49,435 a generation or two ago, 136 00:06:49,437 --> 00:06:52,167 I would think of Calabria like a place 137 00:06:52,269 --> 00:06:55,332 that would have a cuisine to offer the world. 138 00:06:55,434 --> 00:06:57,250 But we look in the wrong place 139 00:06:57,352 --> 00:07:00,862 if we think, that somehow, the peasants magically... 140 00:07:00,964 --> 00:07:05,198 would bring this food to our tables, you know? 141 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:09,471 The real engine of cooking Italian is the city. 142 00:07:09,571 --> 00:07:12,872 Parma ham, Bistecca alla Fiorentina, 143 00:07:12,974 --> 00:07:15,542 Neapolitan pizza, and so on. 144 00:07:15,644 --> 00:07:18,271 So why London? became a place 145 00:07:18,272 --> 00:07:20,231 so conducive Italian food? 146 00:07:20,333 --> 00:07:22,175 Italy is a country 147 00:07:22,277 --> 00:07:26,177 where, for bright young people and talented, often, 148 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:28,156 It's about who knows and not what you know. 149 00:07:28,524 --> 00:07:31,241 While London is more competitive. 150 00:07:31,765 --> 00:07:34,069 But as they say in Italian... 151 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:37,876 Nobody looks for who you are, 152 00:07:37,878 --> 00:07:39,501 - but what can you do. - Right. 153 00:07:40,654 --> 00:07:43,829 It was here in London that Francesco found freedom 154 00:07:43,831 --> 00:07:47,175 to take a new approach of Calabrian cuisine. 155 00:07:48,644 --> 00:07:50,144 - What is that? - Explain to us. 156 00:07:50,146 --> 00:07:53,431 It is the Pacific coalfish with licorice, red onion jelly, 157 00:07:53,533 --> 00:07:55,874 carbonero, olive oil, and crispy potato. 158 00:07:55,976 --> 00:07:57,376 Look at this. 159 00:08:06,528 --> 00:08:10,514 - Incredible. Delicious. - Thanks. 160 00:08:10,616 --> 00:08:13,910 What seems like haute cuisine, is actually an exaltation 161 00:08:14,012 --> 00:08:16,772 the modest Calabrian origin by Francesco. 162 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,314 Licorice is a Calabrian craze. 163 00:08:19,416 --> 00:08:20,816 When we were children, 164 00:08:21,210 --> 00:08:24,536 me and my older brother we used to pluck 165 00:08:24,638 --> 00:08:28,944 the roots in the ground and we gained 20 thousand pounds in those days 166 00:08:29,046 --> 00:08:30,533 for a pack of licorice like that. 167 00:08:30,635 --> 00:08:32,486 - Serious? - Yes, yes, yes, yes. 168 00:08:32,588 --> 00:08:35,204 So in all the fish, there was a little salinity. 169 00:08:35,306 --> 00:08:37,957 We marinate with licorice, for a few hours, 170 00:08:38,059 --> 00:08:41,101 and then, of course, the red onion, the Tropea onion. 171 00:08:41,479 --> 00:08:42,971 - Very good. - There is a little 172 00:08:43,073 --> 00:08:45,316 of my story on the plate. 173 00:08:45,418 --> 00:08:49,821 In the future, as you see London food? 174 00:08:49,923 --> 00:08:52,722 London is a place where the chef needs to follow the moment, 175 00:08:52,824 --> 00:08:54,878 because here everything is possible. 176 00:08:55,052 --> 00:08:56,453 - Health. - Health. 177 00:08:56,455 --> 00:08:58,329 - And thank you very much. - It's a pleasure. 178 00:08:58,330 --> 00:08:59,730 Thanks. Health. 179 00:09:10,592 --> 00:09:12,119 - Good morning. - Good morning. 180 00:09:12,593 --> 00:09:15,597 - Can I try San Daniele? - Of course. 181 00:09:15,974 --> 00:09:18,259 There are more than three thousand Italian restaurants 182 00:09:18,261 --> 00:09:20,431 and delicatessen in London today. 183 00:09:20,818 --> 00:09:22,228 Look at this. 184 00:09:22,330 --> 00:09:25,005 But the British love story with Italian food 185 00:09:25,107 --> 00:09:26,761 did not appear from day to night. 186 00:09:26,763 --> 00:09:28,217 My God. It's so sweet. 187 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:31,696 This is how it should be sliced. See, you can almost see through it. 188 00:09:33,697 --> 00:09:36,034 A man's longing for the food of the native land 189 00:09:36,135 --> 00:09:37,618 ended up transforming 190 00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:40,125 the cuisine of this city forever. 191 00:09:40,734 --> 00:09:43,124 HAIL, NOODLES! 192 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,445 The simple and genuine approach by Gennaro Contaldo 193 00:09:46,447 --> 00:09:49,786 of Italian food generated a gastronomic revolution. 194 00:09:50,671 --> 00:09:53,571 Look at him, waiting like a sentry. 195 00:09:53,939 --> 00:09:56,995 Today, he is one of the most beloved British television chefs, 196 00:09:57,097 --> 00:09:59,277 and the man who taught Jamie Oliver 197 00:09:59,279 --> 00:10:01,959 pretty much everything he knows about Italian food. 198 00:10:02,706 --> 00:10:04,378 - How are you? - I am fine. 199 00:10:04,380 --> 00:10:06,337 It's a pleasure to see you again. 200 00:10:06,815 --> 00:10:09,818 This is a church. Do we need to pray for food? 201 00:10:10,658 --> 00:10:12,262 This is not just a church, 202 00:10:12,364 --> 00:10:14,387 It's the cathedral of food. 203 00:10:14,739 --> 00:10:17,559 - My God. - That's beautiful. 204 00:10:17,661 --> 00:10:19,061 I will never leave. 205 00:10:19,536 --> 00:10:22,539 This is Mercato Mayfair, an Italian food mall, 206 00:10:22,541 --> 00:10:25,133 located inside of a deconsecrated church. 207 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:28,153 - I don't know where to start. - I don't know where to stop. 208 00:10:28,255 --> 00:10:30,668 Gennaro is taking me to get ingredients 209 00:10:30,670 --> 00:10:32,841 a special dish what he will do for me. 210 00:10:32,943 --> 00:10:35,837 Well, if we resist the temptation to eat early. 211 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:38,892 My God. Check this out. Why don't I have one of these? 212 00:10:39,681 --> 00:10:41,581 Mamma Mia! They are so beautiful! 213 00:10:41,683 --> 00:10:43,083 Check it out. 214 00:10:43,185 --> 00:10:45,293 That's what I'm talking about. 215 00:10:45,395 --> 00:10:47,689 This is beautiful. Look at the color. 216 00:10:48,075 --> 00:10:49,818 - I'm Stanley. - Ella. 217 00:10:50,108 --> 00:10:52,360 - Where did you learn to make pasta? - Here. 218 00:10:53,403 --> 00:10:55,392 Why did you come to London? 219 00:10:55,732 --> 00:10:57,432 - I came for work. - For work? 220 00:10:58,891 --> 00:11:00,567 The number of Italians in London 221 00:11:00,662 --> 00:11:02,423 tripled in the last decade, 222 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:05,097 driven by young people like Ella. 223 00:11:05,540 --> 00:11:06,940 - They are all Italian. - Yes! 224 00:11:06,942 --> 00:11:08,858 Even in a restaurant not Italian. 225 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,436 But when Gennaro moved here in 1969, 226 00:11:11,538 --> 00:11:14,007 in Europe, London had your stagnant cuisine. 227 00:11:14,098 --> 00:11:15,948 There was no Italian restaurants? 228 00:11:16,050 --> 00:11:18,890 I entered a place, and they were making carbonara, 229 00:11:18,892 --> 00:11:21,537 and the chef said, "Can I show you How to make carbonara?" 230 00:11:21,639 --> 00:11:24,767 And they started to mix bechamel with cheese, 231 00:11:25,365 --> 00:11:29,068 and then the spaghetti It was already pre-cooked. 232 00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:30,874 - What? - Yes. Then I said: 233 00:11:30,876 --> 00:11:32,882 "I know how to do it correctly." 234 00:11:32,984 --> 00:11:34,861 He said, "Take your coat and go." 235 00:11:35,464 --> 00:11:37,574 - He was fired. - He fired me on the spot. 236 00:11:37,947 --> 00:11:40,807 - My God. - Check it out. Noodles. 237 00:11:40,909 --> 00:11:42,718 - Is that the one you want to use? That? - Yes. 238 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,536 It would look great on a lovely Pasta al Limone. 239 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:47,392 - Let's take a kilo. - Yes. 240 00:11:47,494 --> 00:11:48,979 And we want the machine too. 241 00:11:50,962 --> 00:11:52,780 Always being after food, 242 00:11:52,882 --> 00:11:55,435 Gennaro is taking me to the other side of town, 243 00:11:55,437 --> 00:11:57,085 to hunt the next ingredient. 244 00:11:57,187 --> 00:11:58,665 See! The London Wall. 245 00:11:58,963 --> 00:12:00,526 A close cousin of arugula, 246 00:12:00,628 --> 00:12:03,343 wild oruga is believed to was brought by the Romans, 247 00:12:03,445 --> 00:12:05,946 who founded this city two thousand years ago. 248 00:12:06,729 --> 00:12:10,638 The area around the wall London is said to be a good place 249 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,860 for this old Mediterranean herb. 250 00:12:12,962 --> 00:12:14,452 Hail, Caesar! 251 00:12:14,554 --> 00:12:16,618 -Caesar? No. - No, it's not. 252 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,672 - It's not Caesar. - It's Trajan. 253 00:12:19,067 --> 00:12:20,990 Trajan. Hail, Trajan. 254 00:12:22,776 --> 00:12:24,427 We can find any wild orugas? 255 00:12:24,953 --> 00:12:27,395 - What is that? - I don't think so. 256 00:12:27,497 --> 00:12:29,038 And should it grow on the wall? 257 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:30,500 But they used to call. 258 00:12:31,975 --> 00:12:33,381 What is that? 259 00:12:33,669 --> 00:12:35,069 - Which one? - That one. 260 00:12:35,171 --> 00:12:36,881 It's dandelion. This is chicory. 261 00:12:36,983 --> 00:12:41,135 But that's what my grandparents picked up on the side of the road. 262 00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:45,331 - It's not that. - But unfortunately, no luck. 263 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,309 It has everything, except the wild oruga. 264 00:12:49,084 --> 00:12:51,586 It's the end of July, and see the weather. 265 00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:53,106 My shoes are wet. 266 00:12:54,719 --> 00:12:56,901 On a day like this, I can't imagine, 267 00:12:56,902 --> 00:12:58,312 coming from sunny Amalfi, 268 00:12:58,414 --> 00:13:01,046 what London looked like the promised land. 269 00:13:03,512 --> 00:13:06,601 You know, my village, Never seen such a beautiful place. 270 00:13:06,703 --> 00:13:09,230 - But I didn't want to stay there. - Yes. 271 00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:12,982 I loved London, and after 50 years, I'm still here. 272 00:13:13,084 --> 00:13:16,321 - I'm happy to have met you. - Yes I know. I am happy. 273 00:13:16,423 --> 00:13:17,888 - Let's go. - Let's go. Let's go. 274 00:13:20,035 --> 00:13:21,565 - Let's cook. - All good. 275 00:13:21,829 --> 00:13:23,342 Do you have any wild orugas? 276 00:13:23,344 --> 00:13:26,500 No, I have a London wall next to my house. 277 00:13:27,530 --> 00:13:30,601 A stop at the market, and we went back to my house 278 00:13:30,703 --> 00:13:33,303 with enough wild oruga for Roman legion. 279 00:13:37,557 --> 00:13:38,983 - Smell it. - My God. 280 00:13:38,985 --> 00:13:40,635 Where I'm from, Amalfi Coast, 281 00:13:40,737 --> 00:13:43,781 lemons, lemons, lemons, and squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. 282 00:13:43,883 --> 00:13:45,283 Eat, eat, eat. 283 00:13:45,941 --> 00:13:48,403 Amalfi lemons are renowned throughout Italy 284 00:13:48,405 --> 00:13:50,205 for its incredible sweetness. 285 00:13:51,246 --> 00:13:55,084 Not many dough recipes take lemon. 286 00:13:55,863 --> 00:13:58,671 Beautiful garlic. Cut them a little. 287 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,674 Do we have any pepper? 288 00:14:01,776 --> 00:14:03,591 - So, here... - Yes. 289 00:14:03,693 --> 00:14:05,093 That's a good one. 290 00:14:05,195 --> 00:14:07,561 The pepper It doesn't have to be strong. 291 00:14:07,663 --> 00:14:10,264 Pepper enhances the flavor of everything you eat. 292 00:14:10,366 --> 00:14:11,969 - This is joy. - Yes. 293 00:14:12,071 --> 00:14:14,812 But you have to respect it. So what do we do with this one, 294 00:14:15,263 --> 00:14:17,264 - We left it like that. - Doesn't it even cut? 295 00:14:17,366 --> 00:14:19,326 An instant touch, right? 296 00:14:19,428 --> 00:14:21,598 And the garlic comes in. A little oil. 297 00:14:21,700 --> 00:14:24,011 - It's extra virgin olive oil. - Excellent. 298 00:14:24,113 --> 00:14:26,157 And I will increase for medium heat. 299 00:14:27,828 --> 00:14:29,228 I can already smell it. 300 00:14:29,229 --> 00:14:30,661 - It's the garlic. - My God. 301 00:14:30,761 --> 00:14:33,498 - At the same time, add salt. - Yes yes. 302 00:14:33,821 --> 00:14:35,221 Straight to the pan. 303 00:14:35,820 --> 00:14:37,360 Look how delicious. 304 00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:39,147 Once it rises, it's ready. 305 00:14:39,249 --> 00:14:41,976 And if it's a little al dente, it doesn't matter. 306 00:14:43,359 --> 00:14:44,801 My goodness, look at this! 307 00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:49,092 Sorry, I get really excited when I make paste. 308 00:14:50,473 --> 00:14:53,192 - A small piece of butter. - That's a piece of cake. 309 00:14:54,366 --> 00:14:57,082 And now, can release the pepper flavor 310 00:14:57,184 --> 00:14:58,962 - if you press it a little. - Yes. 311 00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:00,665 Interesting you use butter. 312 00:15:00,769 --> 00:15:03,444 Who uses butter? Campania eats a lot of buffalo. 313 00:15:03,544 --> 00:15:06,366 - Lots of buffalo. - But look what butter does. 314 00:15:06,368 --> 00:15:07,890 Look. It adds creaminess. 315 00:15:07,992 --> 00:15:10,224 - Mix everything. - Mix everything like this. 316 00:15:10,326 --> 00:15:12,028 Just a few drops of lemon. 317 00:15:12,030 --> 00:15:14,247 Gennaro's Tagliarini with lemon amalfitano 318 00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:15,754 and London wild oruga. 319 00:15:15,856 --> 00:15:18,428 It may not be a recipe strictly traditional... 320 00:15:19,033 --> 00:15:21,087 The wonderful pepper and the wild oruga. 321 00:15:21,189 --> 00:15:22,631 Look how beautiful it turned out. 322 00:15:22,733 --> 00:15:26,323 But it's with dishes simple and inventive like this, 323 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:30,220 that Gennaro could change the scene London cuisine forever. 324 00:15:31,305 --> 00:15:33,724 - Yes... yes? - My God. Come on, come on. 325 00:15:34,084 --> 00:15:35,685 - Enjoy. - Enjoy. 326 00:15:39,116 --> 00:15:40,857 - My God. - The lemon. 327 00:15:45,183 --> 00:15:46,583 Our. 328 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:51,075 I love it with the wild oruga. 329 00:15:51,740 --> 00:15:53,140 It's too good. 330 00:15:54,806 --> 00:15:56,406 I don't even want to talk anymore. 331 00:15:57,105 --> 00:15:59,147 About this or anything else. 332 00:15:59,769 --> 00:16:01,169 I just want to eat this. 333 00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:05,891 Is Felicity here? Felicity? 334 00:16:05,993 --> 00:16:08,424 Unfortunately, our romantic meal for two 335 00:16:08,426 --> 00:16:10,743 will be interrupted by my wife. 336 00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:13,412 Let's do it again, quickly to her. 337 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:15,707 - Hi. - Hi, honey. 338 00:16:15,709 --> 00:16:17,159 It returned. How was it at the dentist? 339 00:16:17,453 --> 00:16:18,853 - A pleasure. - Let me see. 340 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:20,780 - It was good. - Stop. 341 00:16:20,882 --> 00:16:22,282 How are you? 342 00:16:22,758 --> 00:16:25,482 - We did this and ate. - They didn't make it for me? 343 00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:27,445 We are doing it now… Fresh. 344 00:16:29,423 --> 00:16:30,823 Fantastic. 345 00:16:31,180 --> 00:16:32,992 - Lemon zest? - Yes, you can. 346 00:16:33,094 --> 00:16:34,494 You are very sour. 347 00:16:35,152 --> 00:16:37,664 - I've been hearing that for years. - Thanks. 348 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:41,500 My God. 349 00:16:43,710 --> 00:16:45,298 - Isn't it incredible? - Wonderful. 350 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,130 I'm trying to catch a smaller bite and everything comes. 351 00:16:48,735 --> 00:16:51,514 It's as simple as that, another converted Londoner 352 00:16:51,616 --> 00:16:54,570 by the gospel according with Gennaro Contaldo. 353 00:16:55,310 --> 00:16:57,560 Do you want to come live here? We can form a bubble. 354 00:17:10,948 --> 00:17:12,348 London's East End 355 00:17:12,450 --> 00:17:15,120 it was once a working-class neighborhood, multicultural. 356 00:17:16,004 --> 00:17:19,894 But today the region has become a gastronomic point. 357 00:17:22,112 --> 00:17:24,748 In your heart is Spitalfields Market. 358 00:17:25,710 --> 00:17:27,920 I'm going on foot find a friend, 359 00:17:28,020 --> 00:17:30,492 Angela Hartnett, who is an incredible chef, 360 00:17:30,594 --> 00:17:31,994 and has a Michelin star, 361 00:17:32,336 --> 00:17:36,209 but one of the kindest, humble people that exist, 362 00:17:36,211 --> 00:17:38,970 and know more about food than we will ever know. 363 00:17:39,072 --> 00:17:41,728 Hi, Matthew. I need chicken. 364 00:17:41,730 --> 00:17:43,641 So maybe these carcasses and... 365 00:17:43,743 --> 00:17:46,296 Angela invited me for lunch at your house 366 00:17:46,398 --> 00:17:48,528 with his extended family Italian-Welsh. 367 00:17:48,630 --> 00:17:50,030 - Muscle. - But first, 368 00:17:50,132 --> 00:17:51,881 I have to help her cooking. 369 00:17:51,883 --> 00:17:54,208 Rump too. It would be cool to do that too. 370 00:17:54,712 --> 00:17:56,450 - Can I? - Wonderful. Hello. 371 00:17:56,550 --> 00:17:58,187 - Hi, how are you? - How are you? 372 00:17:59,101 --> 00:18:01,045 - Good to see you. - Likewise. 373 00:18:01,147 --> 00:18:03,228 - Yes yes. - Welcome to East London. 374 00:18:03,330 --> 00:18:05,750 - What are you going to get? - That beautiful muscle. 375 00:18:06,098 --> 00:18:09,820 A lovely rump of veal. Both can be sautéed, 376 00:18:09,921 --> 00:18:11,699 and I want some chicken 377 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,158 to do a lovely light broth. 378 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:16,514 Let's get a red for cooking, 379 00:18:16,616 --> 00:18:18,508 - and a white one. - That's exciting. 380 00:18:18,973 --> 00:18:21,128 - You can carry the wine, Stan. - Yes of course. 381 00:18:21,230 --> 00:18:23,128 - Where are we going? - Let's cook. 382 00:18:23,230 --> 00:18:25,768 A TRAIL OF CRUMBS 383 00:18:25,870 --> 00:18:29,717 - I'm starving. - Go cook first, Mr. Tucci. 384 00:18:29,819 --> 00:18:33,270 Like my grandparents, Angela's They were also Italian. 385 00:18:34,020 --> 00:18:36,737 They were part of an immigration chain to Wales 386 00:18:36,839 --> 00:18:38,919 from a small town in Emilia-Romagna. 387 00:18:40,700 --> 00:18:43,768 - What year was that? - It was after the First World War. 388 00:18:43,870 --> 00:18:46,834 Italy was decimated. You know, the poverty there... 389 00:18:46,942 --> 00:18:50,081 Basically it was the same immigrant story 390 00:18:50,083 --> 00:18:51,918 in America, in the United States. 391 00:18:52,020 --> 00:18:53,499 But why is South Wales 392 00:18:53,601 --> 00:18:55,470 instead of England or America? 393 00:18:55,570 --> 00:18:58,296 A person came, then her brother came, 394 00:18:58,298 --> 00:19:00,354 then he brought his wife, She brought her brother... 395 00:19:00,356 --> 00:19:03,036 - Right, right. - And then, this village in Italy, 396 00:19:03,038 --> 00:19:06,366 Bardi, near Bologna, near Parma, 397 00:19:06,468 --> 00:19:10,568 they all went to south Wales. Bizarrely. 398 00:19:10,570 --> 00:19:12,480 It was by people I knew. 399 00:19:12,582 --> 00:19:14,787 Then he thought "At least I know someone." 400 00:19:16,460 --> 00:19:19,480 This is a case where the truth is stranger than fiction. 401 00:19:19,882 --> 00:19:23,519 Almost 80% of the population original Italian-Welsh 402 00:19:23,625 --> 00:19:27,361 can trace your heritage to the same village: Bardi 403 00:19:27,363 --> 00:19:29,028 EMILIA ROMANHA 404 00:19:29,130 --> 00:19:31,219 As the eldest granddaughter, 405 00:19:31,321 --> 00:19:33,525 it was me who I had to do everything. 406 00:19:33,527 --> 00:19:35,196 If grandma wanted to shop, it was me. 407 00:19:35,198 --> 00:19:37,728 - It was you. - I cooked, I cleaned. 408 00:19:37,730 --> 00:19:39,680 My brother teased. He didn't do anything. 409 00:19:41,390 --> 00:19:43,888 You should be left alone, and her sisters did everything. 410 00:19:43,998 --> 00:19:45,660 Have mercy on them, Stanley. 411 00:19:45,762 --> 00:19:47,208 My God. Yes. 412 00:19:47,310 --> 00:19:48,940 It was at her grandmother's table 413 00:19:49,042 --> 00:19:51,980 what Angela learned to do agnolini in brodo, 414 00:19:53,159 --> 00:19:54,659 a stuffed egg pasta 415 00:19:54,761 --> 00:19:58,050 served in a rich broth made traditionally for Christmas. 416 00:19:59,450 --> 00:20:02,886 This is what we let's put it in... 417 00:20:05,445 --> 00:20:06,845 - Is it good? - Be serious. 418 00:20:08,409 --> 00:20:09,960 - It's very good. - Be serious. 419 00:20:10,390 --> 00:20:12,030 While the broth boils, 420 00:20:12,132 --> 00:20:14,393 we start with the filling of the dough. 421 00:20:14,495 --> 00:20:15,960 And here, what do you have? You have... 422 00:20:16,060 --> 00:20:18,670 Here is celery, carrots and garlic. 423 00:20:18,772 --> 00:20:21,328 I'm going to squeeze them now, because they are very soft. 424 00:20:21,430 --> 00:20:24,387 Let's pass it through the sieve and then put it in the filling. 425 00:20:24,389 --> 00:20:26,835 - Passing the vegetables - How beautiful. 426 00:20:26,837 --> 00:20:28,615 So as not to waste anything. 427 00:20:29,288 --> 00:20:30,688 And that will... 428 00:20:30,690 --> 00:20:32,091 - Inside the dough? - Inside. 429 00:20:32,193 --> 00:20:34,570 - There is no meat. - Traditionally, no. 430 00:20:36,177 --> 00:20:37,577 That is great. Yes. 431 00:20:38,610 --> 00:20:41,720 Just like in the misty valleys from Emilia-Romagna... 432 00:20:41,820 --> 00:20:43,274 Then we add the cheese. 433 00:20:43,378 --> 00:20:47,131 ...breadcrumbs and cheese, accessible to the poorest, 434 00:20:47,233 --> 00:20:49,124 takes the place of flesh in the filling. 435 00:20:49,126 --> 00:20:51,230 It looks good. I won't do much, 436 00:20:51,330 --> 00:20:53,708 If not, you will never come back to west London. 437 00:20:53,710 --> 00:20:55,248 - That's all I say. - True. 438 00:20:55,349 --> 00:20:58,369 Do you feel more Italian how british 439 00:20:58,471 --> 00:20:59,879 or a mix? 440 00:20:59,987 --> 00:21:03,629 This is my home country. I love him, but I believe that if you were born 441 00:21:03,724 --> 00:21:08,208 with Italian DNA for generosity and family, 442 00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:11,900 It's very hard not to keep it in you, and we are very much family. 443 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaking of family, 444 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:19,115 Angela's mother, Giuliana, your Aunt Viv and Uncle Ren, 445 00:21:19,217 --> 00:21:22,888 arrived in time for the arduous work of stuffing the agnolini. 446 00:21:23,745 --> 00:21:26,788 - Were you born here? - Yes. 447 00:21:26,890 --> 00:21:29,620 Here or in Wales. South Wales. 448 00:21:30,750 --> 00:21:34,278 You have this great confusion between cultures 449 00:21:34,380 --> 00:21:37,694 of making pasta, drinking tea. It's crazy. 450 00:21:38,010 --> 00:21:40,818 This is the filling I made earlier with Stanley, Mom. 451 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,320 Taste it. 452 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,100 A little more salt. 453 00:21:45,202 --> 00:21:46,928 More salt? Okay, mom. Good. 454 00:21:47,032 --> 00:21:48,560 We can add more salt. 455 00:21:49,107 --> 00:21:50,983 I'm feeling that in this family 456 00:21:51,085 --> 00:21:53,650 Angela's Michelin star It's not worth that much. 457 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,298 - It's a system to follow. - It's a lot of work, isn't it? 458 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,428 That's what people did in the absence of anything to do. 459 00:22:00,530 --> 00:22:04,028 They like quick recipes, But good ones take time. 460 00:22:04,030 --> 00:22:05,598 Less stuffing. 461 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:07,978 - Not so big, Mr. Tucci. - Forgiveness. 462 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,768 If I turn my back for a minute everything becomes a mess. 463 00:22:11,870 --> 00:22:13,270 I'm nervous. 464 00:22:13,750 --> 00:22:15,876 Beautiful. You haven't lost your touch yet, Mom. 465 00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:18,590 Press and use your stamp. 466 00:22:19,630 --> 00:22:22,041 My God. I will do this with my children. 467 00:22:22,143 --> 00:22:25,180 It looks like a little sun. So beautiful. 468 00:22:25,656 --> 00:22:27,930 We usually do around 800. 469 00:22:28,778 --> 00:22:30,178 - On a good day. - It's just joy 470 00:22:30,180 --> 00:22:32,788 - when we reach 500... - I know. 471 00:22:32,890 --> 00:22:35,632 So we called my aunt 472 00:22:36,046 --> 00:22:38,048 to see how many they made. 473 00:22:38,150 --> 00:22:40,878 - So it's like a competition? - Yes. 474 00:22:40,980 --> 00:22:44,048 - It's good. - Beautiful. Let's cook them. 475 00:22:44,150 --> 00:22:47,010 Just put them in the pan and they will rise. 476 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:53,096 My God. This is incredible. 477 00:22:53,198 --> 00:22:55,053 It smells like the healthiest thing of the world. 478 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,352 - The sun is out! - Yes. 479 00:22:59,354 --> 00:23:02,067 It's the end of July, but the smell of agnolini 480 00:23:02,069 --> 00:23:04,627 it's making us feel a little Christmassy. 481 00:23:05,010 --> 00:23:07,180 - Is that enough, mom? - Yes, quite a lot. 482 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,470 - Quite a lot. - Enjoy. 483 00:23:10,033 --> 00:23:12,197 Enjoy. Thanks. 484 00:23:12,299 --> 00:23:15,140 Didn't think I'd eat agnolini in the summer, right, Ren? 485 00:23:15,677 --> 00:23:17,150 This is very exciting. 486 00:23:17,252 --> 00:23:19,270 - I must say... - Thank you, helpers. 487 00:23:19,372 --> 00:23:22,030 - Thanks. Health. - Stanley, thank you. 488 00:23:22,130 --> 00:23:24,929 I've heard a lot about you. And it wasn't good. 489 00:23:25,031 --> 00:23:26,950 I know. I can imagine. 490 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:30,939 I can smell them, Angela. 491 00:23:31,090 --> 00:23:34,558 - But this is delicious. - They're very good, Ang. 492 00:23:34,660 --> 00:23:36,330 The broth is delicious. 493 00:23:38,009 --> 00:23:39,988 - This is incredible. - Very good. 494 00:23:40,090 --> 00:23:41,698 Absolutely incredible. 495 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,670 The lack of meat in agnolini it is compensated in flavor. 496 00:23:46,892 --> 00:23:49,408 I'm still waiting Angela's mother's approval. 497 00:23:49,510 --> 00:23:51,868 - What do you think, mom? - Quality control. 498 00:23:51,970 --> 00:23:53,720 Very good, it tastes lovely. 499 00:23:55,441 --> 00:23:57,943 Angela's family reunion to do 500 00:23:58,020 --> 00:24:00,018 and eat the incredible agnolini, 501 00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:02,227 brings back memories of home 502 00:24:02,599 --> 00:24:04,699 even a few generations later. 503 00:24:05,950 --> 00:24:08,822 And they still do it in Bardi. 504 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,118 On a Thursday, they will bake it. 505 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:13,267 Now I will have I want to do this at Christmas. 506 00:24:14,349 --> 00:24:18,494 - You have a team, right? - I have many children. 507 00:24:19,271 --> 00:24:20,929 - Exactly. - Make them work. 508 00:24:32,350 --> 00:24:34,470 I'm in Chelsea, a charming neighborhood 509 00:24:34,472 --> 00:24:36,778 known for its chic boutiques 510 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,920 and picturesque streets. 511 00:24:39,020 --> 00:24:41,888 I'm heading for what could be the only restaurant 512 00:24:41,890 --> 00:24:43,439 of this kind in the world. 513 00:24:44,820 --> 00:24:46,760 Instead of specializing 514 00:24:46,762 --> 00:24:49,022 in dishes from a region specific to Italy, 515 00:24:49,124 --> 00:24:52,152 La Mia Mamma announces art homemade food 516 00:24:52,154 --> 00:24:53,658 in a very original way. 517 00:24:57,330 --> 00:24:59,611 Hey, Signore Stanley, How are you? 518 00:25:00,083 --> 00:25:01,750 The place is creation 519 00:25:01,752 --> 00:25:04,738 from the Sicilian restauranteur Peppe Corsaro. 520 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,128 - Was there a restaurant in Sicily? - There wasn't. 521 00:25:07,130 --> 00:25:09,470 But when I came to London 522 00:25:09,572 --> 00:25:11,830 I realized I missed of mother's food. 523 00:25:11,932 --> 00:25:14,328 I lost about 20 kilos. 524 00:25:14,430 --> 00:25:16,558 Always said "My mother does it like this." 525 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,640 drinking wine with a friend, he said: 526 00:25:18,642 --> 00:25:20,708 "Why don't you bring your mother?" joking. 527 00:25:20,810 --> 00:25:24,020 Don't say next, I called and she didn't think twice. 528 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:25,720 From month to month 529 00:25:25,822 --> 00:25:28,550 this restaurant visits a new Italian region. 530 00:25:28,652 --> 00:25:32,177 And there is no change just in the menus, but also in chefs. 531 00:25:32,570 --> 00:25:35,884 These daring mothers left their houses in search of opportunity. 532 00:25:35,986 --> 00:25:38,148 But somehow, they managed to bring 533 00:25:38,150 --> 00:25:40,328 the best thing in Italy to London. 534 00:25:40,430 --> 00:25:42,262 As you know, beautiful mother. 535 00:25:42,364 --> 00:25:45,670 Peppe's sister, Sara, was one of the first here. 536 00:25:46,529 --> 00:25:50,528 How many different mama is there in the kitchen at a time? 537 00:25:50,630 --> 00:25:52,057 - Four, five. - Serious? 538 00:25:52,059 --> 00:25:55,629 Yes, because there are so many beautiful regions of Italy. 539 00:25:55,731 --> 00:25:57,914 Why limit ourselves having a mamma? 540 00:25:57,916 --> 00:26:00,288 Why not have mammas from different regions? 541 00:26:00,390 --> 00:26:02,111 This is a brilliant idea. 542 00:26:02,213 --> 00:26:03,900 - Thanks. - It's brilliant. 543 00:26:04,666 --> 00:26:07,378 This month, the menu of the restaurant is defined 544 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,174 by mothers Rosanna, Patricia and Angela. 545 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,260 They are from southern Campania, 546 00:26:13,362 --> 00:26:16,400 and they will teach me a beloved Sunday classic. 547 00:26:16,820 --> 00:26:18,520 - What will we do? - Right. 548 00:26:18,622 --> 00:26:22,108 We need onion, but it must cut it into small pieces. 549 00:26:22,210 --> 00:26:24,359 - What are we doing? - Ragu. 550 00:26:24,830 --> 00:26:26,498 - Ragu. - Napoletano. 551 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:28,072 Ragu Napoletano. 552 00:26:28,174 --> 00:26:30,208 And what is it? Explain it to me. 553 00:26:30,210 --> 00:26:31,880 It's a Sunday tradition. 554 00:26:31,982 --> 00:26:36,088 Families should eat the homemade ragu. 555 00:26:36,090 --> 00:26:37,852 It's practically a ritual. 556 00:26:37,954 --> 00:26:39,720 Mom goes to church 557 00:26:40,689 --> 00:26:44,420 and leaves Ragu in the oven, then go to mass, 558 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,226 when the pan comes back It's half done. 559 00:26:50,037 --> 00:26:52,130 Look away now, if you are vegetarian. 560 00:26:52,610 --> 00:26:56,132 The Ragu Napoletano It's a symphony of flesh: 561 00:26:56,575 --> 00:26:58,978 Ribs, pork pieces, 562 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,308 sausages, thin pieces of steak... 563 00:27:02,410 --> 00:27:05,543 they are all golden and then braised in red wine. 564 00:27:06,330 --> 00:27:07,731 Say when. 565 00:27:08,790 --> 00:27:11,133 - Okay, okay! - Enough, enough! 566 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:15,988 And finally, boiled in a waterfall of tomatoes from San Marzano 567 00:27:16,090 --> 00:27:18,088 until the meat comes loose of the bone. 568 00:27:18,189 --> 00:27:21,219 It's super soft because It is cooked for a long time. 569 00:27:21,221 --> 00:27:23,900 - The meat falls apart. - At least six hours. 570 00:27:24,020 --> 00:27:26,465 Waiting for the pippiare sauce, for us. 571 00:27:26,996 --> 00:27:29,060 Pippiare, as we say in Naples. 572 00:27:29,162 --> 00:27:31,860 When to bubble? Popping bubbles? 573 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,150 Pippiare. I've never heard that one. 574 00:27:37,532 --> 00:27:41,348 The aroma of this classic sauce meat-based tomato... 575 00:27:41,450 --> 00:27:42,854 - You need to smell it. - Yes. 576 00:27:42,956 --> 00:27:47,528 ...that's what I felt when I woke up every Sunday of my childhood. 577 00:27:47,630 --> 00:27:49,898 - Yes, it's good... - The smell is great. 578 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,698 And the mammas are satiating I miss those years. 579 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,850 We need to prove, pass a piece of bread. 580 00:27:56,219 --> 00:27:58,355 - We did that too. - Yeah, you can't. 581 00:27:58,457 --> 00:28:01,010 No one can do this, but it's the best part. 582 00:28:02,028 --> 00:28:03,428 It's really good. 583 00:28:03,430 --> 00:28:06,112 You need to do this. La scarpetta. 584 00:28:06,214 --> 00:28:08,744 Scarpetta, means "small shoe," 585 00:28:08,846 --> 00:28:12,612 it's like every Italian child try ragú for the first time. 586 00:28:21,348 --> 00:28:22,888 It's going to be wonderful. 587 00:28:22,990 --> 00:28:24,390 No, you already know. 588 00:28:24,914 --> 00:28:27,503 It has a depth of flavor 589 00:28:28,024 --> 00:28:30,366 of everything together, of all meats. 590 00:28:30,368 --> 00:28:31,768 - Yes. - Incredible. 591 00:28:31,811 --> 00:28:34,261 Surprisingly, None of these angry women 592 00:28:34,360 --> 00:28:37,281 has worked as a professional before coming here. 593 00:28:37,383 --> 00:28:39,156 Few know how to speak English. 594 00:28:39,528 --> 00:28:42,408 But this city gave them a new desire for life. 595 00:28:42,510 --> 00:28:44,600 - What did you do before? - She was a teacher. 596 00:28:45,450 --> 00:28:48,038 - Primary teacher? - Yes. 597 00:28:48,140 --> 00:28:50,616 - Why are you here? - Because my children 598 00:28:50,618 --> 00:28:53,440 moved here in 2019, 599 00:28:53,542 --> 00:28:57,265 so we came to bring the family back together. 600 00:28:57,780 --> 00:28:59,926 It's a big change! 601 00:29:00,757 --> 00:29:03,406 Yes, London has many opportunities. 602 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,262 - Do you want to stay here? - Yes. 603 00:29:06,620 --> 00:29:08,938 How long have you been here, in the restaurant? 604 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,460 Mamma Rosana, two years old. 605 00:29:11,562 --> 00:29:15,562 I decided to stay with my daughter, because I felt the need for it. 606 00:29:15,664 --> 00:29:18,300 - Yes. - I wanted to spend time with her. 607 00:29:18,402 --> 00:29:20,028 And your husband? 608 00:29:20,130 --> 00:29:21,760 - I don't have a husband. - No husband. 609 00:29:22,141 --> 00:29:23,680 We are separate. 610 00:29:23,681 --> 00:29:25,258 - Separated? - Separated. 611 00:29:25,260 --> 00:29:28,078 - You are fascinating. - What does it mean? 612 00:29:28,180 --> 00:29:29,580 Sexy. 613 00:29:30,548 --> 00:29:32,768 That's the word in English that you know. 614 00:29:33,138 --> 00:29:35,270 - He's flirting with you. - Beautiful. 615 00:29:40,223 --> 00:29:42,659 You know, there's no first course, second course. 616 00:29:42,661 --> 00:29:44,100 It's like a banquet. 617 00:29:44,202 --> 00:29:47,119 Here they are always cooking, bringing more food. 618 00:29:47,221 --> 00:29:48,938 You can't think: "I'm full." 619 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,608 Tomato, basil... 620 00:29:50,710 --> 00:29:52,110 - Sepia? - Sepia. 621 00:29:52,210 --> 00:29:53,710 - Beautiful. - Squid. 622 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,431 La scarpetta. 623 00:29:58,085 --> 00:29:59,628 Ossobuco. 624 00:30:00,670 --> 00:30:02,450 My God. 625 00:30:03,602 --> 00:30:05,264 Don't say "no" for mammas. 626 00:30:08,220 --> 00:30:09,620 Dive in. 627 00:30:15,610 --> 00:30:17,400 It's delicious. 628 00:30:18,822 --> 00:30:21,376 - Very good! - It's all good, isn't it? 629 00:30:21,478 --> 00:30:24,489 The ragu, boiled with care for six hours, 630 00:30:24,591 --> 00:30:26,298 simply melts in your mouth. 631 00:30:28,645 --> 00:30:30,649 With the promise of opportunities, 632 00:30:30,751 --> 00:30:33,410 this city attracts immigrants from all over the world. 633 00:30:33,512 --> 00:30:36,778 But when each of these mothers adventurers arrived in London, 634 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,364 they brought a little piece your home with them. 635 00:30:43,652 --> 00:30:45,080 I'm about to explode, 636 00:30:45,182 --> 00:30:48,390 but the mammas won't let me go without a proper farewell. 637 00:30:48,962 --> 00:30:52,220 - Thank you very much! - Thanks! 638 00:30:52,322 --> 00:30:55,275 So when you miss me from home and from my mother, 639 00:30:55,377 --> 00:30:56,777 I know where to go. 640 00:30:58,695 --> 00:31:00,447 Thank you, it was great. 641 00:31:00,790 --> 00:31:02,340 See you at breakfast. 642 00:31:14,161 --> 00:31:16,330 This is the beating heart from London. 643 00:31:17,904 --> 00:31:19,850 Historically, the meeting point 644 00:31:19,951 --> 00:31:21,822 among the rich of the West End 645 00:31:21,923 --> 00:31:24,448 and the East End workers, it was Soho. 646 00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:27,068 It's a place who always welcomed everyone. 647 00:31:27,404 --> 00:31:29,800 So, the Italians too left their mark. 648 00:31:31,510 --> 00:31:33,341 100 years ago, these streets 649 00:31:33,443 --> 00:31:35,750 they were the home of a network of Italian business, 650 00:31:35,852 --> 00:31:37,503 feeding and employing 651 00:31:37,605 --> 00:31:41,230 the 13 thousand Italians who lived in this little Italy. 652 00:31:41,747 --> 00:31:44,652 The Camisa brothers opened your first grocery store here, 653 00:31:44,654 --> 00:31:47,190 on old Compton Street, in 1929. 654 00:31:47,292 --> 00:31:49,513 - Good morning! How are you? - All good. 655 00:31:49,515 --> 00:31:53,032 - I want some tortellini. - How much would you like? 656 00:31:53,134 --> 00:31:55,808 Enough for 4 people who eat a lot. 657 00:31:55,910 --> 00:31:58,630 - Four Italian portions. - Yes yes. 658 00:31:58,732 --> 00:32:02,148 But in those days, no Englishman, rich or poor, 659 00:32:02,250 --> 00:32:04,423 put your feet in a place like this, 660 00:32:04,525 --> 00:32:06,930 to try Italian food lower class. 661 00:32:07,032 --> 00:32:08,685 - Did you add sausage? - Yes, ready. 662 00:32:08,787 --> 00:32:10,428 Perfect. Good afternoon. 663 00:32:10,430 --> 00:32:11,930 - Thank you, bye. - Good to see you. 664 00:32:12,404 --> 00:32:15,020 Around the corner, in 1926, 665 00:32:15,122 --> 00:32:18,140 an Italian restaurant opened and changed all that, 666 00:32:18,443 --> 00:32:22,005 pretending not to be an Italian restaurant. 667 00:32:22,900 --> 00:32:24,794 THE FRENCH CONNECTION 668 00:32:25,230 --> 00:32:27,347 It's a cold roast beef salad with peaches, 669 00:32:27,349 --> 00:32:29,240 radish and watercress. 670 00:32:31,566 --> 00:32:34,268 When Quo Vadis opened its doors, 671 00:32:34,370 --> 00:32:36,663 French haute cuisine it was fashionable, 672 00:32:36,665 --> 00:32:38,224 in London's high society. 673 00:32:39,220 --> 00:32:42,918 Try to balance this as much as possible Whatever you can, to avoid the massacre. 674 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,240 At least 5 minutes between the tables, yes? 675 00:32:46,170 --> 00:32:49,160 Today, the restaurant is led by Chef Jeremy Lee, 676 00:32:49,262 --> 00:32:50,662 what are you preparing 677 00:32:50,764 --> 00:32:53,050 one of the dishes most famous of Quo Vadis... 678 00:32:53,152 --> 00:32:54,668 It's heaven on Earth. 679 00:32:54,970 --> 00:32:57,145 ...from those first pioneer days. 680 00:32:58,197 --> 00:32:59,597 It's beautiful. 681 00:32:59,599 --> 00:33:01,636 Having lunch with me, the specialist 682 00:33:01,638 --> 00:33:03,987 in Italian immigration, Terry Copee. 683 00:33:04,089 --> 00:33:06,838 - Hello. Good to see you. - You too. 684 00:33:06,940 --> 00:33:09,400 She, like me, loves Italian food. 685 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:12,092 - Hi. - So, we have Saltimboca. 686 00:33:12,910 --> 00:33:14,310 And Pollo Principessa. 687 00:33:15,550 --> 00:33:16,950 Beautiful. Thanks. 688 00:33:17,501 --> 00:33:19,688 The bell at the end... It was really cool. 689 00:33:19,790 --> 00:33:21,802 So this is Chicken... 690 00:33:22,855 --> 00:33:25,108 princess, or something like that. 691 00:33:25,210 --> 00:33:26,610 Delicious. 692 00:33:26,710 --> 00:33:28,725 Let's prove it this sage butter. 693 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,826 Did you see how I got the biggest piece? Isn't that horrible? 694 00:33:32,928 --> 00:33:34,550 Tradition rules! 695 00:33:35,510 --> 00:33:37,218 I loved. Saltimbocca means 696 00:33:37,220 --> 00:33:38,998 - "jump into the mouth." - Exactly. 697 00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:40,500 Okay, let's eat. 698 00:33:46,966 --> 00:33:49,141 Delicious. How's the chicken? 699 00:33:49,242 --> 00:33:50,740 It's very delicious. 700 00:33:51,201 --> 00:33:53,368 I recognize Saltimbocca. 701 00:33:53,470 --> 00:33:57,278 Mas Pollo alla Principessa I've never seen it on the menu. 702 00:33:57,620 --> 00:34:00,268 This sauce is very tasty. 703 00:34:00,370 --> 00:34:01,858 - It's not much... - My God. 704 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,108 ...Italian. It's very French. 705 00:34:04,210 --> 00:34:07,635 - It has a more French taste. - In the concept of sauces. 706 00:34:07,737 --> 00:34:09,600 We need to bring Jeremy. Jeremy! 707 00:34:10,103 --> 00:34:12,188 Hello dears, how are you? 708 00:34:12,190 --> 00:34:13,591 - Good and you? - Very good. 709 00:34:13,593 --> 00:34:14,993 This was delicious. 710 00:34:14,995 --> 00:34:16,448 - Did you like it? - Very. 711 00:34:16,550 --> 00:34:19,310 There was a time which were the height of modernity. 712 00:34:19,412 --> 00:34:21,748 Now they have turned almost antiquity. 713 00:34:21,850 --> 00:34:24,142 But then tell me, what is that? 714 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,320 Well, Princess Chicken... Nobody knows for sure. 715 00:34:27,422 --> 00:34:30,176 But there was an emulsion porcini mushroom 716 00:34:30,278 --> 00:34:32,114 and shallots in butter, 717 00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:34,280 boiled in white wine. 718 00:34:34,282 --> 00:34:36,621 To which is added a big mouthful of cream. 719 00:34:36,723 --> 00:34:39,478 So, interestingly, it was like French food. 720 00:34:39,580 --> 00:34:42,357 So the sauce is the princess? 721 00:34:42,459 --> 00:34:44,148 Exactly. I think these dishes 722 00:34:44,250 --> 00:34:46,148 with rich sauces were 723 00:34:46,250 --> 00:34:48,902 a random tribute to the original. 724 00:34:50,899 --> 00:34:54,299 The finest in London licked those plates. 725 00:34:54,401 --> 00:34:56,637 But it was all a trick created 726 00:34:56,739 --> 00:35:00,293 by the notorious owner of Quo Vadis, Leoni cucumber. 727 00:35:00,890 --> 00:35:02,980 Saltimbocca I wouldn't have that name, 728 00:35:03,082 --> 00:35:05,817 and certainly, prosciutto di Parma 729 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:08,480 called jambon de Parme. 730 00:35:09,230 --> 00:35:12,360 He was presenting italian foods 731 00:35:12,362 --> 00:35:14,728 - in a cuisine... - Kind of sneakily. 732 00:35:14,730 --> 00:35:16,360 ...which was very French. 733 00:35:16,462 --> 00:35:19,910 - Interesting. - And little by little, it was translated 734 00:35:20,012 --> 00:35:22,080 in Italian food. 735 00:35:22,180 --> 00:35:23,875 Even though I'm already Italian. 736 00:35:23,977 --> 00:35:25,618 Even though I'm already Italian. 737 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:27,168 Yes, that's right. 738 00:35:27,170 --> 00:35:29,182 And I think France and Italy always fought 739 00:35:29,284 --> 00:35:31,221 - for supremacy. - Yes, right. 740 00:35:31,323 --> 00:35:33,168 But I think what Peppino did, 741 00:35:33,265 --> 00:35:36,278 was to be one of the first to glamorize Italian cuisine. 742 00:35:36,380 --> 00:35:38,290 We know what kind of person was he? 743 00:35:38,392 --> 00:35:41,618 I think Leoni He was the man of his time. 744 00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:43,788 He fought in the 1st World War. 745 00:35:43,890 --> 00:35:46,190 - Yes, correct. - In the Italian army, 746 00:35:46,292 --> 00:35:49,213 And he was very patriotic. 747 00:35:49,998 --> 00:35:51,398 I really believe 748 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,490 that he certainly supported fascism. 749 00:35:56,533 --> 00:35:58,791 As soon as Leoni got it convince 750 00:35:58,801 --> 00:36:00,632 Londoners eating Italian food, 751 00:36:00,734 --> 00:36:02,510 the story got in the way. 752 00:36:04,799 --> 00:36:07,799 A dangerous wave of Nationalism dominated Italy. 753 00:36:07,901 --> 00:36:09,801 Led by Benito Mussolini, 754 00:36:09,903 --> 00:36:12,403 the fascists became Italian food is a weapon, 755 00:36:12,505 --> 00:36:17,205 and in 1937, it established a headquarters in the heart of Little Italy, 756 00:36:17,307 --> 00:36:20,907 to defend supremacy of the cuisine itself. 757 00:36:21,430 --> 00:36:24,406 The Italians are now, for first time, our enemies. 758 00:36:24,508 --> 00:36:26,630 And in Soho, friendly restaurants 759 00:36:26,730 --> 00:36:29,014 decided to remove evidence of nationality. 760 00:36:29,116 --> 00:36:30,916 They are taking away the Italian plates. 761 00:36:31,228 --> 00:36:33,505 When Italy declared war on Great Britain, 762 00:36:33,607 --> 00:36:36,509 Leoni was arrested. But he wasn't the only one. 763 00:36:36,611 --> 00:36:39,811 Every Italian man over 16 years old 764 00:36:39,913 --> 00:36:43,513 he was arrested and hospitalized in camps outside London. 765 00:36:46,912 --> 00:36:48,312 When the war ended, 766 00:36:48,413 --> 00:36:50,213 some Italians returned to Soho 767 00:36:50,315 --> 00:36:52,515 and they did it again what they did best. 768 00:36:52,617 --> 00:36:55,108 - Good night. A coffee. - A coffee? 769 00:36:55,210 --> 00:36:58,011 Decades later, food who has already been insulted, 770 00:36:58,113 --> 00:37:01,179 now she is adored with Londoners embracing something 771 00:37:01,281 --> 00:37:03,445 what is essentially Italian. 772 00:37:04,180 --> 00:37:05,580 Very short. 773 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:08,502 Who would have thought this small cup of espresso... 774 00:37:09,531 --> 00:37:12,004 would become a symbol of Italian glamor 775 00:37:12,106 --> 00:37:14,406 and the taste of "la Dolce vita" 776 00:37:14,527 --> 00:37:16,127 around the whole world? 777 00:37:28,765 --> 00:37:31,117 I'm heading west from central London 778 00:37:31,219 --> 00:37:34,019 in the wake of a revolution of Italian food. 779 00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:37,633 Lots of Italian cuisine in the city celebrates 780 00:37:37,635 --> 00:37:40,380 authentic ingredients imported from Italy. 781 00:37:40,482 --> 00:37:42,796 But here, in the suburb of Acton, 782 00:37:42,898 --> 00:37:44,498 a famous Italian product 783 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:47,600 is being taken in a whole new direction. 784 00:37:48,078 --> 00:37:49,478 Acton, 785 00:37:49,580 --> 00:37:51,762 the capital of mozzarella from London. 786 00:37:52,310 --> 00:37:53,710 Who knew? 787 00:37:53,712 --> 00:37:55,560 MOTHER OF PEARL 788 00:37:55,809 --> 00:37:57,898 I came to La Latteria... 789 00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:59,400 Thank you, sir. 790 00:37:59,413 --> 00:38:03,320 A dedicated dairy to traditional Italian cheese. 791 00:38:05,830 --> 00:38:08,495 The brain behind from this mozzarella laboratory 792 00:38:08,497 --> 00:38:11,510 is the former banker of investment, Simona de Vietri. 793 00:38:11,612 --> 00:38:13,412 So, what are you doing here? 794 00:38:13,514 --> 00:38:15,840 Mozzarella! what else? 795 00:38:17,601 --> 00:38:20,880 Why are you doing mozzarella in Acton? 796 00:38:20,982 --> 00:38:23,923 Well it started with me leaving Italy 20 years ago. 797 00:38:24,025 --> 00:38:27,007 And my parents, every time they came to see me, 798 00:38:27,109 --> 00:38:29,538 the first thing in the bag it was the mozzarella. 799 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:32,480 It was my only way to eat mozzarella. 800 00:38:33,013 --> 00:38:35,369 Leaving your high-paying job in finance 801 00:38:35,770 --> 00:38:37,670 Simona spent a year searching the world 802 00:38:37,672 --> 00:38:40,110 the perfect milk to make mozzarella. 803 00:38:40,212 --> 00:38:41,894 But she soon realized 804 00:38:41,995 --> 00:38:44,470 that instead importing ingredients, 805 00:38:44,572 --> 00:38:47,751 she can get a local product and transform it. 806 00:38:48,267 --> 00:38:51,115 - Is the milk you use British? - British. 807 00:38:51,216 --> 00:38:52,875 And you like of British milk? 808 00:38:52,977 --> 00:38:54,919 - I love. - Why do you like it? 809 00:38:55,021 --> 00:38:59,021 Because the flavor It's a little richer. 810 00:38:59,123 --> 00:39:01,110 The reason is the grass. 811 00:39:01,212 --> 00:39:03,720 The cows stay in the pasture more. 812 00:39:04,095 --> 00:39:06,527 It also makes a difference in the color of milk. 813 00:39:07,050 --> 00:39:09,033 - Here it is more yellowish. - That's right, yes. 814 00:39:09,135 --> 00:39:11,720 - Did you see it? Did you notice? - Yes, it's completely different 815 00:39:12,128 --> 00:39:13,748 from what I saw in Italy. 816 00:39:13,850 --> 00:39:17,237 The animal eats and then goes straight into the milk. 817 00:39:19,609 --> 00:39:22,009 The magic of mozzarella begins 818 00:39:22,111 --> 00:39:24,011 when the rennet is added to milk 819 00:39:24,401 --> 00:39:26,660 to separate the curd and whey. 820 00:39:27,111 --> 00:39:28,780 This is the starting point. 821 00:39:29,128 --> 00:39:31,790 That's just milk and rennet. The curd. 822 00:39:31,892 --> 00:39:33,790 And then, we cook. 823 00:39:33,892 --> 00:39:35,737 We put boiling water. 824 00:39:36,290 --> 00:39:37,710 So you go from this... 825 00:39:37,820 --> 00:39:39,738 Impossible to work. 826 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,659 - For that consistency. - Yes, it's incredible. 827 00:39:42,761 --> 00:39:44,571 - It's like magic. - It's art. 828 00:39:45,420 --> 00:39:46,820 Try this one. 829 00:39:47,017 --> 00:39:49,069 - Like a pork pie. - Like a cake. 830 00:39:49,171 --> 00:39:50,710 - Like a cake. - Check it out. 831 00:39:50,810 --> 00:39:53,390 - See how much milk. - I know. See him leaving. 832 00:39:57,403 --> 00:39:58,803 It's still hot. 833 00:39:59,540 --> 00:40:00,940 I loved it. 834 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,098 And it's so comforting. 835 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:10,600 The heat of that and... 836 00:40:11,010 --> 00:40:12,410 Everything about it. 837 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:14,080 It is very good. 838 00:40:16,540 --> 00:40:19,406 Even more wonderful than Simona's mozzarella 839 00:40:19,508 --> 00:40:22,755 it's another cheese that your team makes using mozzarella. 840 00:40:24,208 --> 00:40:25,808 It looks almost identical. 841 00:40:25,910 --> 00:40:29,340 But it's a delicious ball called burrata, 842 00:40:29,512 --> 00:40:32,314 from "donkey", Italian for "butter." 843 00:40:32,416 --> 00:40:35,100 I'll show you the burratas. It's flat. 844 00:40:35,202 --> 00:40:38,388 It literally feels like a pasta, like lasagna. 845 00:40:38,492 --> 00:40:40,600 So now, see what he does. 846 00:40:40,702 --> 00:40:43,466 He goes in the middle, and it will unravel 847 00:40:43,568 --> 00:40:45,528 in lines of mozzarella. 848 00:40:45,530 --> 00:40:47,388 - Stracciatella. - Stracciatella 849 00:40:47,490 --> 00:40:50,432 You mix the Stracciatella with cream and salt. 850 00:40:50,910 --> 00:40:53,558 - This is the burrata filling. - Right. 851 00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:55,255 Did you see he made a bag? 852 00:40:55,357 --> 00:40:57,138 And then he puts the Stracciatella. 853 00:40:57,240 --> 00:40:59,460 - So that's what burrata is? - And that. 854 00:41:01,799 --> 00:41:03,538 - So simple. - Very simple. 855 00:41:03,540 --> 00:41:05,340 I mean, in theory. 856 00:41:09,408 --> 00:41:11,550 It took a while to conquer Londoners. 857 00:41:11,935 --> 00:41:14,711 Many chefs refused working with mozzarella 858 00:41:14,713 --> 00:41:16,513 that was not done in southern Italy. 859 00:41:17,013 --> 00:41:18,830 But today, Simona's burrata 860 00:41:18,930 --> 00:41:20,730 is winning its place on menus 861 00:41:20,732 --> 00:41:22,628 of the best restaurants in the city. 862 00:41:22,730 --> 00:41:24,466 - Burrata? - Thank you very much. 863 00:41:24,568 --> 00:41:26,459 - Enjoy. - Thank you very much. 864 00:41:28,670 --> 00:41:30,070 Look at this. 865 00:41:31,380 --> 00:41:32,780 Seriously... 866 00:41:36,830 --> 00:41:38,230 Well... 867 00:41:38,408 --> 00:41:39,808 She was right. 868 00:41:40,404 --> 00:41:41,804 This is actually very good. 869 00:41:43,250 --> 00:41:47,340 Food has always been a strong immigrant's connection to home. 870 00:41:48,011 --> 00:41:49,411 For more than a century, 871 00:41:49,720 --> 00:41:51,798 it was like Italian immigrants defined 872 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:53,590 who they are, and where they come from. 873 00:41:54,521 --> 00:41:57,971 But within this small mother of pearl cheese, 874 00:41:58,073 --> 00:42:01,575 maybe the future of Italian gastronomy. 875 00:42:01,677 --> 00:42:03,190 This is really delicious. 876 00:42:03,258 --> 00:42:05,908 WANT TO JOIN US? 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