Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie

Tuscan Simplicity

Produced by WGBH and Zero Point Zero Production Inc.

01.16.09

Episode 50

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Tuscany abounds with pride and passion for local ingredients. Meet the area’s masters of cucina rustica, who explain why the simplest dishes can be the most delicious. A baker reveals the secrets of saltless bread, the foundation of every Tuscan meal. In Florence, grab lunch with the locals at a street cart whose owner keeps the city’s 700-year-old obsession with tripe alive. Head to the sea with a lifelong fisherman who has become an activist for sustainability and grills his catch right off the side of his boat. Then share the primal experience of cooking steak over live fire with the most famous butcher in Tuscany—and, perhaps, the world.

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