Stanley Tucci is filming a new docuseries, Tucci in Italy, exploring the culinary delights of his homeland. The show, premiering on May 18, follows the success of his previous series, Tucci: Searching For Italy, which was canceled by CNN. Tucci reveals that this new series allows him to be more authentic, as he shares his personal experiences with Italy's food and culture. As he embarks on this journey, his popularity continues to grow through his cooking endeavors and social media presence.
It's late evening in Florence when I decide to wash down a spoonful of dolci patti with a sip of red wine - only to be stopped abruptly by Stanley Tucci. "Dinner wine, with that dessert?" he says. "Absolutely not." With a friendly nod to the server, Tucci arranges for a "proper dessert wine" to be placed next to my plate.
He has been filming for four months, with another three to go, but the show is already highly anticipated: two years prior to filming in 2024, CNN cancelled his two-season Emmy-winning show, Tucci: Searching For Italy.
This time around, Tucci says, he felt "more himself." "As an actor, when storytelling, I was always playing a character... It didn't feel so natural to present myself to the world, as myself."
Since Searching For Italy's cancellation, though, he's continued to find his footing as the ambassador of a certain brand of good living: He's released a new book, What I Ate in One Year, and is growing his loyal base of followers thanks to his ongoing cooking and negroni making on Instagram.
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