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00:01:28My breakthrough healthy brownie recipe.
00:01:34My new cookbook comes out in 16 weeks.
00:01:40Done.
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00:01:59Hi. You hungry? We've eaten.
00:02:02April, good morning.
00:02:03Morning.
00:02:05Oh, is this from the focus group?
00:02:06Yes. It didn't wow anyone.
00:02:10Oh.
00:02:12Well, you know, it, it actually, it looks like they didn't make it, um, properly. So, what did they say?
00:02:20Dense. Bland. Tastes like sawdust. Healthy never tasted so bad.
00:02:26That's enough. Unfortunately, half of the recipes came back with negative feedback.
00:02:31What about the other half?
00:02:32Well, all of the recipes need to work.
00:02:35Great. Well, I can revise them. I'll, um, I'll simplify them.
00:02:40It's not that. It's the recipes.
00:02:42Look, your brownie recipe on social media made you an instant success. End up becoming chef, but . . .
00:02:48Unproven.
00:02:49Maybe things happen too quickly. The last thing we, our publishing house, and you want to do is release a
00:02:54debut cookbook that's not even ready.
00:02:57It'll be better to wait. We're fine, you know?
00:02:59Well, these are healthy recipes. Well, it doesn't matter if no one wants to eat them.
00:03:05We'll postpone for now.
00:03:08Wait, you, you're canceling the book?
00:03:11No, postpone. Until you have time to rethink things.
00:03:14What, what happens if you don't like what I make next?
00:03:17Well, then the healthy brownie recipe is your one hit wonder. There's no shame in that.
00:03:22Um, no, I, um, no, I'll, um, I'll start over. I'll throw these out completely.
00:03:31If you're not happy, then I'm not happy, and I, I know I could make way better recipes than these.
00:03:35The book is supposed to go to press in eight weeks, and we need something in four.
00:03:39And even then, we don't know if we'd be ready in time.
00:03:41And it'd have to impress the first focus group. We did three groups on this one, all of them a
00:03:46waste.
00:03:47April, I love your drive, and your willingness to rework the recipes. But rushing it, it's not the way.
00:03:54But I mean, the book has already been announced. You know, people following me online are expecting it.
00:03:57Publishing schedules, they, they change all the time.
00:04:02No, I'll, I will have something for the deadline. Something wonderful. Like what?
00:04:08We have a lot to do to plan for each cookbook. We have marketing, store placement, design, style.
00:04:15Um, Italian. Um, you know, but not your Americanized version of spaghetti and pizza.
00:04:21Real Italian home cooking that the American chefs can make at home.
00:04:26Okay, what about the health factor? You know, the substitution, locale thing? That's, that's very important for your potential brand.
00:04:31Absolutely. There's lots that I can incorporate, health-wise.
00:04:35Real Italian. How do you intend to do that?
00:04:38Well, I have family in Italy, actually.
00:04:43All right, then. Four weeks.
00:04:45Okay. After that, we have to fill the gap in the publishing schedule.
00:04:48Absolutely. No, I, I'll be ready. Thank you.
00:04:54We need to start looking for backups to take her spot.
00:05:07So they didn't like your recipe. Don't take it so personally.
00:05:10It's my career, Mom. It's important.
00:05:14Is this a real brownie or one of those fake ones?
00:05:17Healthy, not fake. And you liked it before.
00:05:20That was before I knew it had beans and strange grains I've never heard of before.
00:05:25It's all in your head.
00:05:26April's right. Shush.
00:05:28Can't complain when you don't cook.
00:05:30You want to eat, you cook.
00:05:31I'll cook. Just, please, stop bickering.
00:05:34Can you make that casserole I like?
00:05:36Souffle, and yes, I can.
00:05:38Excellent.
00:05:41So, what are you going to do about your book, sweetie?
00:05:43Start over? I have to.
00:05:46But I don't have much time.
00:05:49I was, um, I was thinking I might actually go visit Uncle Derek in Italy.
00:05:53Derek? Why?
00:05:54He was always everyone's favorite uncle.
00:05:56Well, that's because he never married. He never had kids of his own.
00:05:59No, it's because I'm thinking I might try an Italian angle.
00:06:03It might be the only way to say my publishing deal at this point.
00:06:06And Italian's known for the fine cuisine, so it's perfect.
00:06:08That's France.
00:06:10No, Italy is too, Dad.
00:06:11But the word cuisine comes from France. I read it in a book.
00:06:15Shush.
00:06:15Don't shush me.
00:06:17It was honestly the first thing that came to my mind.
00:06:20I was desperate.
00:06:23Well, okay then. I'll call Derek.
00:06:26Thanks, Mom.
00:07:03Uncle Derek.
00:07:04Hi.
00:07:05Hi.
00:07:05Oh, it's so good to see you.
00:07:07Wow, you too.
00:07:08What's the sign?
00:07:10Oh, no, I thought maybe I wouldn't recognize you, you know, but you look exactly the same.
00:07:13It hasn't been that long.
00:07:15Yes, come this way. Let me take this.
00:07:38This place is amazing.
00:07:40Oh, yeah, it's an investment property, but it didn't flip the way I thought it would, so I'm staying in
00:07:45it until I sell it.
00:07:46Nice.
00:07:51Wow, this is beautiful.
00:07:55Thanks, yeah. I keep it ready to show.
00:07:58Yeah, Mom mentioned that you did something in real estate, but I had no idea that you flipped houses.
00:08:03Well, I dabbled in some commercial properties, but, uh, yeah, vacation homes are more my focus now.
00:08:10Why Italy?
00:08:11Oh, I did one of those study abroad things in college years ago, and it stuck with me how much
00:08:16I loved this place.
00:08:17So, when I needed a little change, it was, uh, the perfect solution.
00:08:23Anyway, your room's just over here.
00:08:26I thought you might like to, uh, overlook the pool and the yard.
00:08:31Oh, wow.
00:08:33Yeah, just down the road, there's the beach, if that's your thing.
00:08:37Oh, my gosh, this is perfect.
00:08:40Thank you again so much for having me. I really do appreciate it.
00:08:43No, please. And, you know, your mother really didn't explain much your reason for the trip.
00:08:47Oh, what did she say?
00:08:49Uh, something about a cookbook?
00:08:52Yep.
00:08:53Well, I just, you know, I figure Italy would be a great inspiration for my recipes, so...
00:08:57Oh, yeah, no, I'm sure it will be.
00:09:01I think I'm a little out of the loop.
00:09:02I didn't know that you were a hot-shot chef back home.
00:09:05Oh, no, no, no, I'm definitely not.
00:09:07I'm more like a trending-up-and-comer, but I'm just, I'm still figuring it all out, really.
00:09:13Well, uh, rest up, and if you're up a little bit later, we can go grab a bite to eat.
00:09:18That sounds great.
00:09:46That sounds great.
00:09:57Oh, the nap didn't work.
00:10:00Oh, I guess not. I honestly didn't mean to fall asleep. You're supposed to stay awake as long as possible
00:10:06to beat jet lag, right?
00:10:07I literally have no idea.
00:10:09I have yet to figure out for myself how to avoid that when I travel.
00:10:13Oh, do you get to travel to lots of other places?
00:10:15No, mostly just between here and home.
00:10:18You've been gone a long time. Do you ever think that you might move back to the US?
00:10:24Yeah, I'm sure I will at some point. I mean, but right now, this is my work and my life.
00:10:30It's good for me.
00:10:33So, um, how's your Italian? Do you think you could translate this for me? I'm having a little trouble here.
00:10:41Wait a minute. I thought all chefs knew Italian.
00:10:44Oh, only al dente. And I don't think that's gonna help me in this situation.
00:10:47Okay, come on.
00:10:48Okay.
00:10:49So, um, your polo, that's, that's chicken.
00:10:52Mm-hmm.
00:10:53You got your pesce, that's your fish. Pasta, that's...
00:10:58Got it. Thanks.
00:11:00Uh, and I would go with this one here, first-timer recommendation.
00:11:03Okay, that's what I'll get.
00:11:06So, what are your plans while you're here?
00:11:08I mean, I can take you around and do the tour of all the must-sees.
00:11:12Oh, no, I'm sure you're busy. I'm just gonna explore, you know, try the local cuisine.
00:11:17Actually, I was hoping I could cook up some stuff in your kitchen, if you don't mind.
00:11:20Oh, no, not at all.
00:11:21Well, you know, have you, have you looked into these culinary tours they have?
00:11:24They've got a bunch of them here regionally. In fact, throughout the whole country.
00:11:28No, what is that exactly? Like a guide that takes you to restaurants?
00:11:32Yes, but also, you know, to farms and vineyards and sources for the food, you know?
00:11:38And they try to target all the best ones.
00:11:40Usually ends up being what the tourists like, but they're really, really popular.
00:11:47Okay, experience the best foods and where they come from in beautiful Italy.
00:11:52This three-day tour includes unique tastes from charming eateries and a perspective of delectable food sources you don't want
00:11:59to miss.
00:11:59All right, why not?
00:12:29Excuse me. Are you guys here for the culinary tour?
00:12:32Yeah, that's what we're here for.
00:12:33Okay, great.
00:12:34Buongiorno.
00:12:36Ah, I am Roberto, your tour guide for today's culinary experience.
00:12:42Okay, you have any questions you ask me, no?
00:12:45Have a breakfast.
00:12:47Most important meal of the day.
00:12:50Today, we visit the source of the most important ingredient in Italiana cooking.
00:12:56Which is?
00:12:58Oliva.
00:12:59Of course.
00:13:00Olive oil.
00:13:02We use it, but do we appreciate it?
00:13:04I say no.
00:13:06Who do we have with us today?
00:13:09Stefanian Rion.
00:13:11Tyson and Joy.
00:13:14And April.
00:13:15It's me.
00:13:16All Americanos.
00:13:17Yeah.
00:13:18Bene.
00:13:19Come, we eat in the van.
00:13:26Where is everyone from?
00:13:28Indiana.
00:13:29Florida.
00:13:30April, what about you?
00:13:31New York.
00:13:32Ah, of course.
00:13:39The olive is the best fruit.
00:13:43Yeah.
00:13:43I say a fruit that grows on a tree with them in a plane, in a salada, in a pizza,
00:13:50in a pasta, even in a drink.
00:13:52And for everything else, there is olive oil.
00:13:56And for everything else, there is olive oil.
00:13:56Come, we'll explore more.
00:14:04With over 500 types of olive trees, Italia is the second largest producer of the olive in the world.
00:14:12Right now, the olive is small.
00:14:16But in the fall, when it is time to harvest, it will be big and ready to enjoy.
00:14:21What kind of weather can this stand?
00:14:23Excellent question.
00:14:24Olive tree needs lots of heat, lots of sun.
00:14:29Cold weather can harm the tree.
00:14:30Um, what about diseases?
00:14:32Oh, why do you ask?
00:14:34You want to plant an olive tree in your home?
00:14:36Ha!
00:14:37Just kidding, as you say.
00:14:39Okay.
00:14:40The biggest threat of disease and, as you say, pests is to the flavor.
00:14:46Come, we'll do some tasting.
00:14:52Now that you have seen the trees, who wants to sample a true Italiana olive oil?
00:14:58Ha!
00:14:58There are many flavors to choose from that they make right here in the factory.
00:15:02All from the orchard you were just in.
00:15:05Ha!
00:15:06Come, try.
00:15:10Ah, so delicioso.
00:15:12Let's see.
00:15:16Ah, try them all.
00:15:18Mmm, this is amazing.
00:15:22Yeah, I take a photo for you.
00:15:23Oh, no, that's okay.
00:15:25Come, let me...
00:15:28Okay.
00:15:30Uno, due, tre.
00:15:33Now you have something to remember your vacation.
00:15:36Oh, I'm actually here for work, so...
00:15:38What work brings you to Italia?
00:15:41Cooking, actually.
00:15:42Yeah, I post my recipes online.
00:15:44And this is a work.
00:15:46Hey, Roberto, do you mind taking a photo for us?
00:15:49You bet.
00:15:52Okay.
00:15:53Sure.
00:15:53Oh, train.
00:15:55Yeah.
00:15:55Yeah.
00:15:57Okay.
00:15:58Uno, due, tre.
00:15:59Say, oliva.
00:16:00Oliva.
00:16:05April Meyer, try my healthy brownie recipe.
00:16:09Is this you?
00:16:10You looked at my profile.
00:16:12We have an internet.
00:16:14But a healthy brownie, though.
00:16:16Yeah, it's really good.
00:16:18So it says in all the comments.
00:16:20Looks like you are quite the online cooking celebrity, no?
00:16:24No.
00:16:25Well, I am honored to have you on my tour.
00:16:28So you come to learn to cook Italian?
00:16:30No, I know how to cook Italian food.
00:16:32I'm just here to, um...
00:16:33You try to make it healthy, like your brownie?
00:16:36Yeah.
00:16:36Ah.
00:16:37I think it's smart.
00:16:39You know what?
00:16:39Americanos can learn a lot from great Italiano chefs.
00:16:42But, uh, healthy food.
00:16:44I myself am not a fan.
00:16:47I like food that tastes good.
00:16:50But don't sweat it.
00:16:52I won't tell anybody you are here to learn.
00:16:57Not a fan?
00:16:59Don't sweat it.
00:17:00If anybody is hungry, we have snacks inside.
00:17:04Ooh, yum.
00:17:04I'm starving.
00:17:05I don't know if anybody is hungry.
00:17:09Roberto, where are you from?
00:17:12Ah, from this little village outside of where we started the tour.
00:17:15Right.
00:17:15You're originally from there.
00:17:17Ah, yeah.
00:17:20Are you even Italian?
00:17:22Of course!
00:17:24I mean, don't sweat it.
00:17:26It's such an American thing to say.
00:17:27And your accent, it's a little...
00:17:28I don't know.
00:17:29Okay.
00:17:30Hey, okay, fine.
00:17:33I'm an American.
00:17:34I knew it.
00:17:36Is your name even Roberto?
00:17:38Yeah.
00:17:39Robert Cowley, but I go by Rob.
00:17:41Wow.
00:17:42Okay.
00:17:43Well, why are you lying?
00:17:44I'm not lying.
00:17:45I'm just doing my job, okay?
00:17:47I have no credibility doing this as an American.
00:17:49I mean, it's kind of a bait and switch, don't you think?
00:17:51Come learn the beautiful flavors of Italy from a born and bred American.
00:17:54It works for the tourists.
00:17:56I mean, you were just giving me a hard time about learning from great Italian chefs, and
00:17:59you're not even Italian yourself.
00:18:01Well, I am a chef.
00:18:02Oh, yeah?
00:18:03Where do you cook?
00:18:03At a restaurant.
00:18:04Which one?
00:18:05I'm working on that.
00:18:06Mm-hmm.
00:18:06Well, not all of us can have instant success because we've posted something on social media.
00:18:11Well, I mean, it was...
00:18:13My wife was wondering where the bathroom is.
00:18:15Yeah, it's just through the gift shop in the back.
00:18:18Okay, cool.
00:18:18Thanks.
00:18:19Wait, what happened to your accent?
00:18:22That's a good question.
00:18:30All right, right this way.
00:18:32Everybody come inside.
00:18:33Mm, the carbs.
00:18:35I know.
00:18:36Babe, how many of these can we buy?
00:18:38I say all of them.
00:18:39Grazie.
00:18:40All right.
00:18:41Now, we all know the French have their bread.
00:18:43Does anybody want to take a guess at what makes the Italian bread so amazing?
00:18:48The herbs?
00:18:50Close.
00:18:51The olive oil.
00:18:52See how this is all brought back together today?
00:18:54Now, the herbs are key, too.
00:18:56They actually rest in the olive oil, marinating in that sauce to bring about that amazing flavor
00:19:00in the bread.
00:19:01Now, our gracious host, Octavio, here is going to show us how to make a mean focaccia.
00:19:06Let's all head to the kitchen.
00:19:11Hey.
00:19:12Hey.
00:19:13The whole Italian accent thing, I'm...
00:19:16I'm really sorry.
00:19:17I feel bad.
00:19:18No.
00:19:18You know, I shouldn't have ruined it for the others.
00:19:21It's all right.
00:19:22Let's just, uh, hope they don't stiff me on tips now.
00:19:25If it wasn't for all the American things you were saying, I probably wouldn't have picked
00:19:28up on it.
00:19:28Yeah.
00:19:29And the accent was a little iffy.
00:19:32Well, you're the first one to say something.
00:19:35Should I be proud of that?
00:19:36Yeah, maybe.
00:19:37Let's hope the others aren't as clever as you are.
00:19:40I guess it's hard to hide who you really are.
00:19:43Well, I mean, for what it's worth, I prefer Rob more than Roberto.
00:19:49Why's that?
00:19:50Does he feel I'm more relatable as an American?
00:19:53Maybe.
00:19:54But more like it's the real you.
00:20:04I don't know.
00:20:09Hmm.
00:20:11Was mine?
00:20:13Garlic.
00:20:15Maybe I can try a different flower.
00:20:36Ooh, smells good.
00:20:38Oh, hey.
00:20:39I'm testing the recipes.
00:20:40Oh, you need a sampler?
00:20:42Because I am great at that.
00:20:43I do, actually.
00:20:44Excellent.
00:20:46Wow, that is amazing.
00:20:48Oh, yeah, that's the one I bought on tour today.
00:20:51It's not the healthiest here.
00:20:54Try mine.
00:20:55Okay, thank you.
00:20:56You're welcome.
00:20:57And how was the tour?
00:20:58You know, it was actually pretty good.
00:21:00Yeah, anything interesting?
00:21:01Well, the olive tree farm was pretty cool, but, you know, olive oil has a lot of calories,
00:21:05so I'm trying to find a way to cut them out.
00:21:07Mm-hmm.
00:21:10Is that why you chose to go with the straight vinegar?
00:21:15Mm-hmm.
00:21:15Yeah.
00:21:16What do you think?
00:21:16Did it work?
00:21:19I think it may be a little strong.
00:21:21Okay.
00:21:22Well, what about the bread?
00:21:24Ah, it's interesting.
00:21:26What's in it?
00:21:26Well, I put some wheat flour, and then I saw you had some brown rice, so I ground that up
00:21:30and put that in there, too.
00:21:31And then, you know, a little bit of this, a little bit of that, so.
00:21:34Oh, culinary secrets.
00:21:36Mm-hmm.
00:21:38Hmm.
00:21:39It's a little dense.
00:21:41Yeah, maybe that's it.
00:21:43You know what most healthy things are.
00:21:45I just, I've got to find a way to make it a little more.
00:21:49Yeah.
00:21:51Yeah.
00:21:52Have you had dinner?
00:21:53Because I can hook you up something.
00:21:54No, no, I couldn't ask that.
00:21:56But you're letting me stay here.
00:21:57I mean, it's the least I can do.
00:21:58No, it's, I had a late lunch.
00:22:01A rain check?
00:22:02Sure.
00:22:03Yeah, I'm going to.
00:22:09Mm-mm.
00:22:11Good.
00:22:11That's not good.
00:22:15Okay.
00:22:16Who knows what makes bad fish bad?
00:22:18Oh, I don't eat fish.
00:22:20Okay.
00:22:21What makes good fish good?
00:22:23Freshness.
00:22:24Very good.
00:22:25And Italy is a coastal country with the best fish.
00:22:29Come here.
00:22:30I'm going to show you.
00:22:34Ooh, um, can I have one of those?
00:22:37See it, see it.
00:22:39You know, it seems to me that half this tour is getting us to shell out money at select shops.
00:22:44Do I look like I'm forcing them to buy anything?
00:22:47Well, you know the fish is going to stick up the van the rest of the day, right?
00:22:50I've got a cooler in the back.
00:22:52Come on.
00:22:52It's not my first tour.
00:22:56Why do you do these tours anyways?
00:22:58Why not?
00:23:00Well, I'm just saying you're a chef.
00:23:02You know, most chefs I know cook.
00:23:05Yeah, well, I found transitioning to running a kitchen is a little more difficult than I thought.
00:23:11And, uh, I really want to be the creative force behind the foods I make.
00:23:16Someday.
00:23:16So until then?
00:23:18Until then, culinary tours pay the bills.
00:23:22Plus, it really puts me in touch with some great chefs.
00:23:27Oh, do you mind a bite?
00:23:28No, not at all.
00:23:29Pronto.
00:23:30Uh, here, one of those.
00:23:33Ah, grazie.
00:23:35Ha, ciao.
00:23:38Everything okay?
00:23:39Yeah.
00:23:40Opportunity.
00:23:41Mmm.
00:23:42All right, everybody.
00:23:43We've got reservations just down the road here.
00:23:46Joy?
00:23:46Not sure if they have a children's menu, but they serve more than just fish.
00:23:49Ha, ha.
00:23:50Ha, ha, ha.
00:23:52Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:23:57Hey.
00:23:59So.
00:24:00Wow, that looks authentic.
00:24:03One sec.
00:24:04Before we eat, I'm just gonna...
00:24:06Perfect.
00:24:08Wow.
00:24:09And I have a fish stew as well.
00:24:11Really good.
00:24:12Boy.
00:24:13Oh, wow.
00:24:15Here we go.
00:24:16Get you a plate.
00:24:21You know, I just, I don't know why the fish stew didn't turn out.
00:24:24Well, honestly, with a name like that, did it stand a chance?
00:24:29I'm sorry.
00:24:30It's okay.
00:24:30It does sound kind of gross, doesn't it?
00:24:32Well, I think really it was probably just the green stuff.
00:24:36Yeah.
00:24:36Well, was it the kale or the Brussels sprouts that ruined it?
00:24:39Oh, that's what those were.
00:24:40Yeah.
00:24:41I'm gonna guess both.
00:24:44You know, I was gonna add potatoes, but that's too much starch, so this was healthier.
00:24:48Well, you know what?
00:24:49The baked fish was excellent.
00:24:52Thanks.
00:24:53I mean, it's kind of hard to mess that up.
00:24:55Oh.
00:24:57So, who are you trying to show you can cook?
00:24:59My publishers.
00:25:01Yeah.
00:25:02They, they didn't like my first round of recipes.
00:25:06Them, along with three focus groups of people, so.
00:25:09Oh, honey, I'm sorry.
00:25:11No, it's okay.
00:25:12I just, I have to start over.
00:25:14It's just really hard to make things healthy all the time.
00:25:18Yeah, I thought nowadays healthy meant, you know, less processed and more real ingredients.
00:25:23No, it does, it's just, I kind of got pigeonholed into this brand my publishers are trying to
00:25:29create for me that's all about cutting calories and fats and just.
00:25:32While still tasting good.
00:25:34Exactly, which is clearly the hard part for me.
00:25:38Well, again, I think for me the baked fish is a home run.
00:25:42Yeah?
00:25:43Thanks.
00:25:44At least I got one thing right, right?
00:25:47And, hey, I'm actually gonna make one of my breakfast bars for tomorrow morning.
00:25:51Do you want me to leave one out for you?
00:25:52Uh, sure.
00:25:54Yeah.
00:25:55Great.
00:26:02Your ideas are good.
00:26:05Silvia says you are great cook and so does Giovanna.
00:26:10I test your food.
00:26:13It's good.
00:26:14Grazie.
00:26:15But, how does it look if I hire an Americano to be my chef in Italy, hmm?
00:26:23It says you want the best food no matter where it comes from.
00:26:29Good excuse.
00:26:31But, my customers are Italian, no?
00:26:35They might be upset.
00:26:38Well, I'll be back in the kitchen, too busy cooking for anyone to ever notice.
00:26:44People talk, Roberto.
00:26:46So, let them talk.
00:26:48As long as the food is excellent, which it will be, then nothing else matters.
00:26:53I mean, ultimately, that's all they'll be talking about.
00:26:56I think, no.
00:27:00But, I wish you luck.
00:27:02Please, just, just give me a chance.
00:27:04You won't regret it, I promise.
00:27:06We can even try it for a week just to start.
00:27:20Last day.
00:27:21Yeah, but I left the fish in our kitchenette last night, and it smelled rotten this morning.
00:27:25It was so bad.
00:27:26It was so bad.
00:27:26Hi, guys.
00:27:27Morning.
00:27:28Good morning.
00:27:28How are you?
00:27:29Good.
00:27:30Hey.
00:27:31Morning.
00:27:32Hi.
00:27:35Is everything all right?
00:27:37Yeah.
00:27:38Um, what are you eating?
00:27:39Oh, it's a breakfast bar.
00:27:41It's one of my recipes.
00:27:42Oh.
00:27:42Do you, do you want to try?
00:27:44Yeah.
00:27:46Thanks.
00:27:50What do you think?
00:27:52I think you're missing something.
00:27:55Oh, what?
00:27:56Hmm.
00:27:57Butter.
00:27:58Let me show you how to use it.
00:28:00I know how to use butter.
00:28:07Here.
00:28:09Oh, no.
00:28:10Thanks.
00:28:11I already ate breakfast.
00:28:12That's not what that was.
00:28:13Fine.
00:28:14It's the last day of your tour.
00:28:15You got to try it.
00:28:17What is it?
00:28:18An Italian pastry.
00:28:19Oh, thanks.
00:28:20I know that much.
00:28:21Filled with peach and fig filling.
00:28:23All right.
00:28:26So, what do you think?
00:28:28Your rice.
00:28:29It's pretty good.
00:28:30Uh-huh.
00:28:31You happy?
00:28:32Yeah, I am.
00:28:32It's my recipe.
00:28:34Really?
00:28:35Why is something you made being sold here?
00:28:36Is this your bakery or something?
00:28:38No, I used to work here.
00:28:40I used to tinker around with some of the staples,
00:28:42and I came up with this variation in filling.
00:28:44Well, it's very unique.
00:28:46Not healthy by any means.
00:28:50I'm just saying.
00:28:51You can taste the butter in it.
00:28:53Why do you always got to go with the healthy thing?
00:28:56Being healthy is important.
00:28:57Well, yeah, sure.
00:28:58I get that.
00:28:59It is important to be healthy.
00:29:00It's also important to enjoy life.
00:29:02Why do you have to be so obsessed with that?
00:29:06All right, everybody.
00:29:08This is Giovanna, the baking goddess.
00:29:12She's creating some serious magic over here.
00:29:14You've got to try it.
00:29:15But don't eat too much because we've got a whole lot more to eat and see today.
00:29:21No culinary tour is complete without pizza,
00:29:25as it's truly meant to be.
00:29:27None of those American imitations, right?
00:29:30Now, David here is going to tell us all about what makes pizza Italian.
00:29:36See?
00:29:37Well, for me, it all starts with the sauce.
00:29:42Hmm?
00:29:44Not out of a can.
00:29:48Capite?
00:29:50Okay.
00:29:51Now, you can make the pizza with the sauce.
00:29:55You can make the pizza without the sauce.
00:29:58You can have red sauce, frado sauce.
00:30:01You pick.
00:30:02But for me, my favorite, tomato, huh?
00:30:10Simple, no?
00:30:12This is made fresh one hour ago with tomatoes that were picked yesterday, huh?
00:30:28Welcome, my friends, to Italy.
00:30:36Okay?
00:30:37Okay.
00:30:39Now, remember, don't put the cheese on until after your pizza is cooked, mostly.
00:30:50Okay, Danny.
00:30:53Nice job.
00:30:54That looks good.
00:30:59Hey.
00:31:00You happy?
00:31:01I'm using olive oil.
00:31:02Yeah.
00:31:03I'm actually surprised you haven't used so many veggies that you can't see the dough.
00:31:07Well, I was going to chop up spinach and put it in the dough, but I didn't want to offend
00:31:11David, so.
00:31:12That's a good idea.
00:31:13Yeah.
00:31:16Hey, um, I'm sorry about what I said earlier.
00:31:20You know, the whole healthy thing and...
00:31:22Oh, no, it's okay.
00:31:25You're being honest.
00:31:27I won't hold it against you.
00:31:29Thanks.
00:31:31And, you know, the...
00:31:33The reason why I focus on healthy so much is because I had this faux brownie recipe that
00:31:39was a big hit.
00:31:40Faux?
00:31:41Like, as in fake?
00:31:43I use healthy substitutes.
00:31:46That's what I don't understand.
00:31:47What's wrong with real?
00:31:49No, there's nothing wrong with it.
00:31:50It's just...
00:31:52Well, it's just...
00:31:53It's kind of what I'm known for now.
00:31:57What's with the diary?
00:31:59It's not a diary.
00:32:01It's, um...
00:32:02It's for notes, for recipes.
00:32:04For your followers.
00:32:05Actually, it's...
00:32:07It's for a cookbook.
00:32:08Got a deadline coming up, so I'm just trying to come up with some fresh ideas.
00:32:12A cookbook?
00:32:13Mm-hmm.
00:32:14That's great.
00:32:17You know, it's gonna take more than olive oil, fish, and pizza to have true Italian inspiration.
00:32:24I know.
00:32:24I know.
00:32:25I'm gonna, you know, keep exploring the local cuisine, see if I can come up with fresh recipes.
00:32:30You know, I could show you some things.
00:32:32Some things that you really shouldn't miss.
00:32:35Really?
00:32:35Mm-hmm.
00:32:36I thought this tour was everything I needed.
00:32:40It is for the average tourist, but not for a breakthrough chef.
00:32:44Oh.
00:32:46I mean, don't you have your job?
00:32:49Yeah, I've got a tour here and there, but I could fit it in.
00:32:53Well, it's really nice of you.
00:32:55Why would you want to help me, though?
00:32:58I had your breakfast bar.
00:33:00And it's nice to be able to talk to another chef.
00:33:04It's up to you.
00:33:07So, yeah, um, I'd like that.
00:33:11Great.
00:33:12Great.
00:33:17You know, I really should take you to see some of the sights around here, but, uh, I figured
00:33:23you could use something a little more peaceful and close by today.
00:33:26Oh, this is great.
00:33:27Yeah.
00:33:27Do you come up here often?
00:33:29Uh, you know, yeah.
00:33:30I really prefer the view from up here rather than, uh, you know, right down there by the beach.
00:33:35Oh, really?
00:33:36Do you not like the ocean or something?
00:33:39No, I don't.
00:33:41And don't say anything to your mom.
00:33:44She teased me mercilessly growing up.
00:33:46I heard.
00:33:47So, so what is it?
00:33:48Is it sharks, jellyfish?
00:33:51Yes, all of the above.
00:33:53Well, you're missing out.
00:33:54Oh, wow.
00:33:58So, how is your mom doing anyway?
00:34:01She's great.
00:34:02Why do you ask?
00:34:03Uh, I just got the sense that she and your dad, you know, don't really get along.
00:34:09Oh, yeah.
00:34:10They, they definitely bicker a lot, so.
00:34:14Sometimes I just feel like they stir stuff up out of nothing.
00:34:17It's weird.
00:34:18Hmm.
00:34:19That must have been hard to see.
00:34:20Yeah.
00:34:21But I know that they love each other.
00:34:23You know, they just have a really argumentative way of showing it.
00:34:27That's not the reason why you, you never, you know.
00:34:31What?
00:34:31Why I never got married?
00:34:32Yeah.
00:34:33Uh, no, no, no, yeah.
00:34:35I know the family has their theories, but, uh, I can assure you, your mother and her marriage
00:34:40did not scare me off.
00:34:42Of course.
00:34:43No, no, I'm in the, uh, loved and lost category.
00:34:49Really?
00:34:50What happened?
00:34:51Oh, no, no, nothing tragic.
00:34:52Oh.
00:34:52Yeah, no, I just, uh, I just kind of missed out on my chance years ago.
00:34:58Yeah.
00:34:58Um, things were great, and I got scared.
00:35:03I let her go.
00:35:05And when I finally figured out that that was stupid, um, it was too late.
00:35:11She'd moved on.
00:35:13Is that one of the reasons why you came out here, or?
00:35:15Yes, partly.
00:35:17But don't say anything to the family.
00:35:18I really like hearing the rumors.
00:35:20Ah.
00:35:22Well, she must have been really special.
00:35:25Yeah, she was.
00:35:27You know, but she's, she's happily married now, with the kids and the house and career,
00:35:32et cetera, et cetera.
00:35:32And no one since then is...
00:35:34Uh, no, no.
00:35:35I mean, I admit I'm okay with just missing what could have been.
00:35:40I have my work, it keeps me busy, and, um, you know, I, I prefer it that way.
00:35:45Oh, have you, um, have you had any, you know, potential buyers, any interest in the house?
00:35:48Oh, yeah, some.
00:35:49Yeah, we'll see.
00:35:50You know, I could actually bake cookies.
00:35:52So the house smells good when people come in, and then I, I, I promise I will just
00:35:56put regular cookie ingredients in, nothing weird.
00:36:00Yes.
00:36:00I'll let you know.
00:36:02Yeah.
00:36:03Oh, so tell me a little bit about the culinary tour thing.
00:36:05Did that work out for you?
00:36:06Yeah, it was great, actually.
00:36:07The, um, the guy had offered to take me around and see other must-sees in the area, so...
00:36:10Oh, that was very nice of it.
00:36:12Yeah, it was, actually.
00:36:26Hello?
00:36:27April, William here.
00:36:29So how's that new and improved cookbook coming along?
00:36:32Hi.
00:36:32Um, yeah, it's, it's going great.
00:36:35I'm glad to hear it.
00:36:36So you on track for the, uh, deadline?
00:36:38Yes, yes, I, I will be.
00:36:43Actually, um, since I have you, I just wanted to run something by you, see what you thought.
00:36:49Mm-hmm.
00:36:50Instead of me focusing on the low-calorie and low-fat type of healthy, I was just wondering
00:36:56if I, if I switched to just natural foods.
00:36:59What's the difference?
00:37:01Well, it would be playing up beautiful, flavorful foods, nothing processed with real ingredients,
00:37:06and, even if it means being a little bit less diet-friendly.
00:37:10Mm, I don't know.
00:37:13It's okay, it was, it was just a thought.
00:37:15You know what, I'll run it by marketing, and I'll get back to you, all right?
00:37:18Okay, sure.
00:37:19Okay, but keep at it, though.
00:37:21I will.
00:37:35Good morning.
00:37:37Buongiorno, Roberto.
00:37:38Are you hungry?
00:37:40I'm starved.
00:37:41Where are we going?
00:37:41Oh, you'll see.
00:37:56What is this place?
00:37:58Oh, it's, uh, stop I make on some of my other culinary tours.
00:38:04Oh, that is a lot of geese.
00:38:06I know, right?
00:38:08Yeah, they have a lot of their own animals here.
00:38:10They make, uh, jams and jellies, different kinds of cheeses, stuff like that.
00:38:14Yeah.
00:38:15Cool.
00:38:16Oh, do you mind if I take this?
00:38:18Oh, no, not at all.
00:38:20Pronto.
00:38:21Si.
00:38:24Si.
00:38:26Capisco.
00:38:28Si.
00:38:29Ciao.
00:38:34Is everything all right?
00:38:36Yeah.
00:38:36Yeah.
00:38:37Are you sure?
00:38:39Yeah, it's just a job interview that I didn't get.
00:38:42Oh, I'm sorry.
00:38:43What was the job?
00:38:45I'm a chef in my neighborhood restaurant, so it's, uh...
00:38:49Anyway, do you want to eat?
00:38:51Yeah.
00:38:52I'm sorry.
00:38:56Grazie.
00:38:59Wow, this is a lot of food for one charcuterie board.
00:39:04Yeah, you know, in Italy it's actually called, uh, salumi.
00:39:07Oh, I didn't know that.
00:39:08It's a lot of great cheeses here.
00:39:10Do you have a favorite?
00:39:12You're gonna laugh.
00:39:14No, I won't.
00:39:16Mozzarella?
00:39:17I know, it's the most basic and bland cheese.
00:39:20Yeah, well, it's also an Italian staple.
00:39:22You really shouldn't be ashamed about that.
00:39:25But you've tried the others, right?
00:39:27Oh, yeah, of course.
00:39:28Of course.
00:39:28I just, I'm...
00:39:29I don't know, I really love the simplicity of mozzarella.
00:39:32Yeah, I mean, in the right combinations, it's perfect.
00:39:35But in the name of research and your culinary quest,
00:39:38you've got to try everything.
00:39:40I never turn down cheese, so don't worry about that.
00:39:46Wow.
00:39:47That is amazing.
00:39:49Right?
00:39:50It's so good.
00:39:51Hold on.
00:39:52Before we eat, I'm going to...
00:39:55Yes, this just screams delicious.
00:39:57Oh, my goodness.
00:39:59What do you think it is that makes it taste so good?
00:40:02Um, the flavors and the...
00:40:05Go further.
00:40:08The sweetness of the honey paired with the spiciness of the meats,
00:40:12and cheese, it's...
00:40:13Well, it's a lot of flavor for one slab of wood.
00:40:16Yeah.
00:40:16Yeah, it is.
00:40:18Hold on.
00:40:22What do you think?
00:40:23The combination of bold flavors brings out the best experience for your palate.
00:40:28Hashtag Salumi rules.
00:40:29I like it.
00:40:30I'm posting it right now.
00:40:32I figure if I keep this up, I can appease my publishers.
00:40:35They won't give me a hard time about, you know,
00:40:37nutrition and fat content and all that.
00:40:40Are they really that picky?
00:40:42Yeah, they're just...
00:40:44They're convinced I don't know what I'm doing.
00:40:46I'm sorry.
00:40:47No, it's fine.
00:40:48I just...
00:40:49I have to put something wrong.
00:40:51Yeah.
00:40:52Shall we?
00:40:53Yeah.
00:40:54Where do we begin?
00:40:56So, what is it you like about cooking?
00:40:59Other than the food?
00:41:00Yeah.
00:41:02Well, I...
00:41:03I love how it brings people together.
00:41:07You mean, like, for special occasions and stuff?
00:41:10Yeah, but, you know, also just for the everyday.
00:41:12You know, like, when I was growing up, my parents, they fought all the time.
00:41:16They still do, to be honest, but...
00:41:19I don't know.
00:41:19When we sat down, we had a good meal, there was peace.
00:41:24That's nice.
00:41:25And what about you?
00:41:27Cooking was kind of always a source of contention.
00:41:31Oh.
00:41:32What?
00:41:32Hey, what do you think about these leftovers?
00:41:34Should we test your culinary skills?
00:41:36Well, what about your culinary skills?
00:41:38Oh, is that a challenge?
00:41:40Maybe.
00:41:41Challenge accepted.
00:41:46So, this is your uncle's place?
00:41:48Oh, yeah.
00:41:49Um, but it's some investment properties, trying to sell it.
00:41:52That's amazing.
00:41:54I'd buy it if I could afford it.
00:41:55Yeah, me too.
00:41:58So, what are you making?
00:41:59Oh, I'm using the cheese and meat from the charcuterie board and making a pasta.
00:42:03Oh.
00:42:04Mm-hmm.
00:42:04Very nice.
00:42:05And what about you?
00:42:06Flatbread.
00:42:07Not to be confused with pizza.
00:42:10Very original.
00:42:11Oh, come on.
00:42:12You're making pasta.
00:42:14Yeah, you're right.
00:42:18Is this your recipe book?
00:42:19Oh, yeah.
00:42:20Yeah.
00:42:21Huh.
00:42:22That's cool.
00:42:24Well, some of these ingredients don't normally go together.
00:42:27Let me guess.
00:42:28The healthy ones.
00:42:30Well, not all.
00:42:33Looks like they might take away from the flavor.
00:42:36Oh.
00:42:37Well, thanks.
00:42:39Well, do you like any of these?
00:42:43Um, yeah.
00:42:44I mean, there's a couple I like.
00:42:47Well, why not just make what you want?
00:42:49I wish it were that simple.
00:42:53Hello.
00:42:54Hey.
00:42:55Oh, um, this is Rob.
00:42:56I was telling you about him from the culinary tour.
00:42:58Yeah, hi, Rob.
00:42:59I'm Derek.
00:43:01Nice to meet you, Derek.
00:43:02Uh, sorry to intrude.
00:43:03No, no.
00:43:04Happy to have you.
00:43:05Boy, it smells good.
00:43:06Something's cooking, huh?
00:43:07Oh, two things are cooking, actually.
00:43:10And you have to try both of them and tell us which one you like better.
00:43:12I can do that.
00:43:14Oh, is that how it's going to be?
00:43:16It is.
00:43:17All right.
00:43:19Okay.
00:43:20I'm going to start with the flatbread.
00:43:22Mm-hmm.
00:43:26Yeah.
00:43:27Mm-hmm.
00:43:31Really good.
00:43:32Okay.
00:43:33Okay.
00:43:33Well, try mine.
00:43:39Wow.
00:43:41Okay.
00:43:42No nepotism.
00:43:43Okay.
00:43:44Being as impartial as is humanly possible.
00:43:50I got to say, both take first place.
00:43:52Oh, come on.
00:43:53Oh, you're so competitive.
00:43:56Hey, see for yourself.
00:43:58All right.
00:43:59It's not an easy decision.
00:44:01Okay.
00:44:02Are you ready?
00:44:03Yeah.
00:44:05Cheers.
00:44:05Cheers.
00:44:11That's amazing.
00:44:12Really?
00:44:13Yeah.
00:44:14It's really good.
00:44:15The meat.
00:44:17It's a really good choice.
00:44:18Oh.
00:44:18All right.
00:44:20Mm-hmm.
00:44:21Well, this is delicious.
00:44:22Oh.
00:44:23I'm glad you like it.
00:44:24I do.
00:44:24Okay.
00:44:26Y'all finished?
00:44:27Mm-hmm.
00:44:27Okay.
00:44:28That's coming back to Uncle D.
00:44:30Mm-hmm.
00:44:31Oh.
00:44:36One of my favorite things out here is the produce.
00:44:39Yeah.
00:44:39When I first came out, I stayed at this little bed and breakfast, and I ordered lunch, and
00:44:45I saw the owner go out the back door and around the side of the house, and she picked
00:44:51the most incredible tomato that I've ever seen.
00:44:55Most incredible tomato, hey?
00:44:57I'm not kidding.
00:44:58I mean, she brought it back in, sliced it up, and made the best bruschetta.
00:45:02Mm-hmm.
00:45:03It was right then that I realized I was at the right place for cooking.
00:45:08Most people have their own gardens here.
00:45:10I mean, David made it sound like picking food fresh off the vine was a regular daily thing.
00:45:15Yeah, yeah.
00:45:16I mean, why not?
00:45:17The growing conditions here are just amazing.
00:45:22You know, when I think of Italy, this is exactly what I imagined.
00:45:30So, do you have a green thumb?
00:45:32No, not really.
00:45:33Never really focused on it.
00:45:35Well, when did you move here?
00:45:38To Italy?
00:45:39Yeah.
00:45:39A couple years ago.
00:45:41From where?
00:45:41New York, same as you.
00:45:43What?
00:45:44Yeah.
00:45:44Why didn't you say anything?
00:45:46Oh, well, I couldn't.
00:45:47I was being Roberto.
00:45:49Ah.
00:45:50Well, why Italy?
00:45:52Oh, man, well, the short answer, same as you and better my cooking.
00:45:56And the long answer?
00:45:58Long answer.
00:45:59Sure.
00:46:01It took me a while to decide what it was I wanted to do.
00:46:05I kind of wandered around a lot.
00:46:09Bounced around from different careers for a few years.
00:46:12My parents weren't too happy about that.
00:46:15But nothing really clicked.
00:46:18Not until I discovered cooking.
00:46:20Well, what made you decide to, you know, pursue a career as a chef?
00:46:25All right, I know this is going to sound cliche.
00:46:27My grandmother.
00:46:28Really?
00:46:29Yes.
00:46:30She was an amazing cook.
00:46:31And we used to make stuff in the kitchen all the time.
00:46:34And, yeah, I really enjoyed it.
00:46:37And when I told my father that's what I wanted to do for a career, he told me it was,
00:46:44you know, a waste of my potential.
00:46:46Ouch.
00:46:47Yeah.
00:46:48I mean, to be fair, I wasted a lot of opportunities back then.
00:46:53So I can't really blame him.
00:46:56So, at the time, we got in a big argument.
00:46:59And I left.
00:47:02I told myself I'd never come back until I made it.
00:47:09I know it sounds childish, but it's kind of a matter of pride now.
00:47:12No, I get it.
00:47:13So, so you won't move back until you get a job here?
00:47:18Yeah, but not just any job.
00:47:20A job as a chef.
00:47:23Right, but you could still move back to the U.S. and just not go home.
00:47:26Yeah, I suppose.
00:47:29But, I don't know, for now, I think I'd like to just keep the distance.
00:47:32Oh.
00:47:36More than you wanted to know?
00:47:37Oh.
00:47:39I like learning about you.
00:47:42You want to go pick some ingredients for dinner?
00:47:45Oh, yes.
00:47:46A couple incredible tomatoes or something like that?
00:47:49I think it's a great idea.
00:47:50Some right over here.
00:47:52That was really good.
00:47:54Why do you always sound so surprised?
00:47:57What I am surprised about is how people have been responding to what we've been cooking since I've been here.
00:48:03Are you blowing up the Internet?
00:48:04Well, just tiny ripples, maybe.
00:48:06Wow, that's amazing.
00:48:08Yeah.
00:48:09Your publisher's got to be loving this.
00:48:11I hope so.
00:48:12I mean, I don't know if they care about this as much as the focus groups, but we'll see.
00:48:15Hey, you two.
00:48:16Hey.
00:48:17Rob, good to see you.
00:48:18Guess what?
00:48:19What?
00:48:19I've got a property investment company coming to look at the house again tomorrow.
00:48:23Oh, that's great.
00:48:24Yeah, yeah.
00:48:24These guys have seen it before, but I guess they're serious about turning it into a rental investment now.
00:48:29So they're going to come by, and then we're going to go to lunch and talk business.
00:48:33Oh, well, if it's about the house, why don't you just have lunch here?
00:48:37Yeah, we could whip something up.
00:48:39Yeah, we could do that.
00:48:40Oh, that'd be perfect.
00:48:41All right, well, I guess we better go shopping.
00:48:43Yeah.
00:48:50Oh, um, I don't know, do you think fish is the way to go?
00:48:54I don't know.
00:48:55I mean, it's elegant, right?
00:48:57Yeah, I guess it is.
00:48:59Um, two, this one?
00:49:02Grazie.
00:49:03Unless, of course, they don't like fish.
00:49:05Oh, yeah.
00:49:06We should definitely have a backup.
00:49:08Like, uh, chicken or goat?
00:49:11Goat?
00:49:12Those little cute ones we saw at the farm?
00:49:14Well, not those goats.
00:49:16Oh.
00:49:20So what are you thinking?
00:49:22Um, I'll start on the chicken, you start on the fish.
00:49:25All right, well, I'll just meet in the middle.
00:49:26Yeah.
00:49:27All right.
00:49:28And hey.
00:49:28Yeah.
00:49:29Thank you for doing this.
00:49:31Happy to.
00:49:35Oh, could you bring me the, um, the arugula?
00:49:38Of course.
00:49:39What it's on top of those.
00:49:40Here you go.
00:49:42Very nice.
00:49:43I know.
00:49:44Wow.
00:49:58All right, you ready for the tomatoes?
00:49:59I am ready.
00:50:01Excellent.
00:50:01Very cute.
00:50:07Hey, you want to try this?
00:50:08Yeah.
00:50:13More salt.
00:50:14Yeah?
00:50:14Yeah.
00:50:15Yeah.
00:50:39Okay, that's my cue.
00:50:40Good luck.
00:50:48We should, uh, we should get out of here.
00:50:50All right, let's go.
00:50:53Thank you so much again for your help.
00:50:55Oh, are you kidding me?
00:50:57I was happy to.
00:50:58You know how long it's spent since I've had an actual occasion to cook for?
00:51:02And you were great back there, by the way.
00:51:04Yeah?
00:51:04Yeah, like, no limitations, just straight cooking.
00:51:09Yeah, that was fun, wasn't it?
00:51:11Yeah.
00:51:12I don't know why you've been so unsure about your cooking.
00:51:16Well, I'm not unsure about my cooking.
00:51:18I'm just...
00:51:21I'm unsure about this brand that my publishers have been trying to push on me.
00:51:23And I understand why.
00:51:25It's just...
00:51:26Yeah?
00:51:27Yeah, I just...
00:51:28I didn't mean to get stuck into this diet category.
00:51:31You know, it's like I make one healthy thing that's yummy and low calorie, and then I have
00:51:36to keep it up even if...
00:51:38If what?
00:51:41It was a fluke.
00:51:44Hmm.
00:51:45Well, all right.
00:51:47If you had a different niche to cook for, what would it be?
00:51:50Hmm.
00:51:51I mean, no niche.
00:51:55Just cooking.
00:51:56You know?
00:51:57Whatever I want, whenever I want.
00:52:01You know, you can do that.
00:52:03Nobody's stopping you.
00:52:04In theory, yes, but...
00:52:07I mean, wouldn't it be crazy to just give up on the opportunity for a cookbook?
00:52:11I don't know.
00:52:13But I think you'll figure it out.
00:52:16Really?
00:52:18I don't know about that.
00:52:24I don't know.
00:52:24So, um, I'll see you tomorrow?
00:52:26Oh, definitely.
00:52:27Yeah.
00:52:28Thank you again for your help, you know.
00:52:30I know my uncle's super grateful, too.
00:52:32Oh, it's my pleasure.
00:52:34Will you tell your uncle, uh, good luck?
00:52:38uh and thanks yeah i will um good night have a good night you too
00:52:48hey how was the meeting oh really good yeah i think uh i think they're gonna make an offer
00:52:54oh of course i've said that before and nothing's come of it but uh boy having the meeting here was
00:53:00a great idea and the food fantastic good in fact i hope you don't mind if we have the leftovers
00:53:08for
00:53:09dinner no not at all you know i had this friend back home we used to work at this little
00:53:15cafe
00:53:15together and she refused to eat leftovers she said it ruined the food well so what does she do if
00:53:20she
00:53:20actually had anything left over she just threw it away oh wow well i am not that picky you pass
00:53:27the
00:53:31fish yes so your mom called today oh yeah what does she want oh she was uh checking up on
00:53:41you
00:53:41it's not what she actually said but i know my sister well what did you tell her i told her
00:53:46you're doing
00:53:47great you're working exploring she said i should try to set you up while you're out here oh great
00:53:57i'll admit i don't have a lot of people in your age group oh no please don't worry about it
00:54:03why you
00:54:04got a lot of guys back home no no nothing like that i just i've been super busy with work
00:54:10lately so i
00:54:11just haven't had time now i know how that goes yeah well maybe while you're here it's all the more
00:54:17reason to take a break now and then and um see what you might be missing
00:54:34so um what's with the shovel hmm we are going on a hunt with shovels it's a little blunt don't
00:54:43you think
00:54:44well not that kind of hunt think of it more like a treasure hunt
00:54:50you're not going to tell me any more than that are you nope might as well sit back and relax
00:54:55because we've got a little ways to go still all right
00:55:02all right any ideas yet since these are pretty small i assume you're not planning to bury me out
00:55:09here no think of what's like gold for a chef is this about olive oil again no not liquid gold
00:55:23we're looking for truffles my philosophy is if you don't want to buy them because they're crazy
00:55:28expensive you find your own i love that okay um yep how do how do we do this okay it's
00:55:34hit or
00:55:35miss really but you want to look for typical mushroom conditions it's like moist soil usually
00:55:39around like the base of a tree okay are they visible from the surface or do we have to dick
00:55:44we're gonna have to dig treasure hunt okay i love it all right let's try here okay
00:55:52you want to join yeah just just anywhere just try right in there all right oh oh nice
00:56:06hi here we go let's try here oh why here well i see how the dirt's kind of disturbed
00:56:11oh somebody already found truffles here and dug them out yeah or something like rodents or critters
00:56:17or something okay you know i never would have done this at home you know you can yeah i just
00:56:29i never
00:56:31would have thought about it did you learn how to do this here mm-hmm yeah well what else did
00:56:36you learn
00:56:37i learned how to make real italian pasta from scratch really yeah the guy who taught me was
00:56:43super patient took me forever but finally got it i love homemade pasta oh me too what else did you
00:56:50learn
00:56:52i saw a different way for running a kitchen it's almost therapeutic here really yeah i mean usually
00:57:00kitchens are such high stress environments that's weird well and they still can be you know giovanna
00:57:05from the bakery where used to work she our holidays used to be so busy there she'd be barking orders
00:57:12at me roberto get me this get me that but she had this system her movements were so smooth and
00:57:20relaxed
00:57:21if you could step back and watch it's like a like a gentle symphony
00:57:29you know you have that way about you too you think so yeah i mean watching yesterday you just had
00:57:37so
00:57:37much confidence and ease it was it was really nice thanks i think uh i think it was fun you
00:57:47know we make a
00:57:49good team yeah we do wait this is this oh your first truffle congratulations i found one oh my gosh
00:58:02i'm sorry oh no it's so messy um do you want to see if there's more yes
00:58:15hey thank you again for today it was it was really fun i honestly don't think i ever would have
00:58:21gone
00:58:21truffle hunting you're welcome so what have you got planned for the rest of the day oh i don't know
00:58:30nothing really well i was wondering would you oh what's going on
00:58:48no no it's okay i'll just um i'll let you know if we can't figure something else out
00:58:55no worries my uncle can't come get us he says he's hours away at some work dinner thing well the
00:59:03mechanic can't fix this today either he's got to go back to the shop get some parts and he'll fix
00:59:07it
00:59:07tomorrow what no tow truck think of it more like a doctor who makes house calls yeah your uncle's place
00:59:15is pretty far from here but uh the mechanic says there's an in just down the road oh hey carina
00:59:23you have to have a need for a place to visit to an in just down the libra no grazie
00:59:33sorry about that um i'm sure we can find you right if we just ask right no no i don't
00:59:39want you to be
00:59:40stranded and like you said it's super far out we should just let's just try the end all right
01:00:00okay what did i say back then anyways nothing yeah i mean he's a little upset well not upset
01:00:14what did he say he offered his place to stay oh that's nice yeah well i was not included in
01:00:23that
01:00:23invitation oh okay yeah i think he was quite smitten with you
01:00:36i think i think the inn is just up ahead okay great
01:00:44buonasera how can i help you do you have any vacancies oh we have one room just one yes
01:00:57well it's your call it's like we have any other options how many beds one very comfortable do you
01:01:05have any um rollout beds no no just the baby crib all right i guess uh we'll take it the
01:01:12room not
01:01:13the crib okay all right i'll take the bed you can have the floor i mean sorry that came out
01:01:27wrong
01:01:28no no you should absolutely have the bed i mean you've been driving all day so you know it's
01:01:31no seriously i i sleep great on the floor okay
01:01:39you know we don't have to sleep now no uh you want to get something to eat
01:01:42yeah yeah let's do it yeah so what is this place anyways it's great right yeah it's this
01:01:52old fort and now it's uh it's a cute little village yeah to think we would have just driven on
01:01:57by we
01:01:57would have missed it all right not so bad that we got stranded then not at all well thank you
01:02:07i'm starving should have been snacking on the truffles what after all our hard work we could sell
01:02:14them and use the money to fund our little detour at least
01:02:19hey um you were gonna ask me something earlier in the van what was it oh nothing it's not important
01:02:33actually i was gonna ask you if you wanted to go out to dinner we are up to dinner
01:02:39i mean like a proper date
01:02:48well if you would have asked that i would have said i'd like that
01:02:55good
01:03:01so do you miss home yeah sometimes i do
01:03:07think you'll ever go back you know even if you don't um if i don't make it out here
01:03:14i don't know i'd like to think i wouldn't compromise but i know that sounds petty no i get it
01:03:22yeah what about you are your uh parents supportive of what you do with your cooking
01:03:27they are actually i mean my mom she she teaches me a lot she she thinks i take things too
01:03:32seriously
01:03:33well do you yeah i guess but only when it really matters you know it's not like i stress out
01:03:40all the
01:03:40time yeah yeah you know that's the thing i'm always worried about the stress they say it's the stress
01:03:47that makes chefs burn out so quickly right i always wonder if i'm gonna
01:03:54you know work so hard to get there and then just hate it yeah well if that did happen and
01:04:03you
01:04:03did end up hating it would you would you want to take it all back no no i'd still want
01:04:10to get there
01:04:11the whole experience of it yeah learn from it yeah
01:04:16what about you with your whole brownie recipe sensation would you take that back if you could
01:04:22i mean on the one hand maybe i would you know i wouldn't be so boxed into this corner that
01:04:27i'm
01:04:27in and on the other hand i wouldn't have all this attention and interest from publishers so i
01:04:34i don't know you might not have come out here either yeah that would have been terrible
01:04:45yeah it would have been
01:04:51should um uh yeah um go yeah yeah it's getting late
01:05:17uh do you mind if i take a shower oh yeah no go go right ahead
01:05:20okay
01:05:23oh my gosh oh
01:05:34Oh.
01:05:46Yeah.
01:05:49Oh, it's like 2 a.m. here.
01:05:52Yeah, I'm still in Italy.
01:05:55Okay, hey, you know what?
01:05:57If this isn't an emergency, can we do this another time?
01:06:01Yeah, no, it's not good.
01:06:03Thanks.
01:06:08Is everything all right?
01:06:09Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
01:06:12And was it?
01:06:14It's my dad.
01:06:18He calls me to check in on me,
01:06:21and remind me of all the things I haven't accomplished yet.
01:06:27He claims he still can't get the time zone right
01:06:29between New York and here.
01:06:31Oh, I'm sorry.
01:06:33What about your mom?
01:06:34Does she call you often?
01:06:37Yeah.
01:06:38Um, we talk a couple times a month.
01:06:42But, uh, she wants to come out here,
01:06:43and I know if she does, he's going to come with her.
01:06:47Hmm.
01:06:49So...
01:06:49It must be hard for her to have you so far away.
01:06:52Yeah.
01:06:53It's okay.
01:06:56You know, my daddy,
01:06:59sometimes he just calls me for the strangest things.
01:07:02Mm-hmm.
01:07:02Like what?
01:07:04Oh, like...
01:07:05the stupid movie that he watched,
01:07:07wants to tell me about,
01:07:08or what he ate for breakfast.
01:07:10Yeah.
01:07:12Little things like that, you know?
01:07:13Mm-hmm.
01:07:15And I...
01:07:15I realize that I think he just...
01:07:18was calling because he wants to hear my voice.
01:07:21Make sure I'm doing okay.
01:07:25Yeah.
01:07:28Well, I'm sorry I woke you up.
01:07:30No, it's okay.
01:07:31It's goodnight.
01:07:33Yeah, goodnight.
01:07:44Well...
01:07:49That's your meal, eh?
01:07:50Ciao.
01:07:51Ciao.
01:07:54A mechanic call, so the van's ready.
01:07:57Oh, good.
01:07:58Let's, uh,
01:07:59hope he doesn't ask for your number.
01:08:05It's your uncle?
01:08:08No.
01:08:09Wait, am I...
01:08:10Am I reading this right?
01:08:12What?
01:08:12It's a...
01:08:13It's a reply to one of my posts.
01:08:16There's a restaurant owner back home
01:08:17that they're opening up a new high-end restaurant.
01:08:18They are interested in having me as the chef.
01:08:23You're kidding.
01:08:24No, look, they...
01:08:26There's even a reply from my publisher.
01:08:28Just wait until her cookbook comes out.
01:08:31Well, that's...
01:08:32That's great.
01:08:35Oh, I'm being super insensitive.
01:08:37I'm sorry.
01:08:38You...
01:08:38You just didn't get that job, and I'm just...
01:08:41Sorry.
01:08:42No.
01:08:43It's...
01:08:43It's fine.
01:08:44Congratulations.
01:08:47Hey.
01:08:49What is it?
01:08:52Well, you got the job offer because of the posts, right?
01:08:56Well, I mean, I think it's, like, an interview at this point,
01:08:58but I guess.
01:09:00Okay.
01:09:00And the posts were all about food.
01:09:04What are you getting at?
01:09:05You and I have been cooking together.
01:09:08It's not all you.
01:09:10So, what, do you think my posts are yours or something?
01:09:13No, I'm not...
01:09:14I mean, you know what?
01:09:15Some of that stuff was.
01:09:17And the rest were things we made together.
01:09:20And, you know what?
01:09:22This isn't coming out right.
01:09:23No, no, no, no.
01:09:24So, you think because we cooked together and you, what,
01:09:27took me around to some touristy, foodie places, that what?
01:09:29I didn't say that, okay?
01:09:30I mean, the posts are mine.
01:09:33The content is mine.
01:09:34People are interested in what I'm cooking and creating,
01:09:36you know, not...
01:09:37Not me?
01:09:40You know, you're right.
01:09:42Why should I be upset?
01:09:43It's just a dream of mine.
01:09:45And I shouldn't be upset that it's becoming a reality for you.
01:09:49Rob.
01:09:54Rob.
01:10:01Grazie.
01:10:07Jo, Joe.
01:10:09Jean.
01:10:13I don't know.
01:10:43Thanks.
01:10:46Yeah.
01:10:47I'll, um, see you later.
01:11:12Hey.
01:11:14Oh, hey, you're back.
01:11:17Everything okay?
01:11:18Yeah, but the bank got fixed, so.
01:11:20Oh, good, good.
01:11:23Well, you look content.
01:11:24Oh, yeah, well, the buyer made an offer on the house.
01:11:28Full price.
01:11:28Really?
01:11:29That's great.
01:11:30Yeah, and it's all thanks to you and Rob.
01:11:32Oh, I'm sure the house had something to do with it.
01:11:34Yeah, where is he?
01:11:36Did he stick around?
01:11:39No.
01:11:42Complicated.
01:11:44Yeah, I know.
01:11:46I mean, they were my posts, right?
01:11:49And it's not like I asked him to take me around everywhere.
01:11:54Do you think he helped you?
01:11:55Um, yeah, it's not like he did everything.
01:12:02Does he think that?
01:12:05I don't know.
01:12:07I just, I just wish he could have just been happy for me, you know?
01:12:11Sure.
01:12:12Yeah.
01:12:12I mean, if you wanted him to hide how he was really feeling.
01:12:18So do you, do you think I was in the wrong, then?
01:12:22Oh, no.
01:12:23I'm, I'm not the one to judge that.
01:12:28I mean, maybe you don't want to admit it, but from what I've seen, there seems to be something
01:12:34between you two.
01:12:38So what do I do?
01:12:42If you care for him at all, then career, pride, mistakes, they shouldn't get in the way.
01:13:04Oh, excelente.
01:13:07Don't miss out on the focaccia.
01:13:09Delicioso.
01:13:38Oh, hey, there you are.
01:13:40Rob was looking for you.
01:13:42So I'll just be inside.
01:13:50Hi.
01:13:51Hey.
01:13:54Look, I won't stay long.
01:13:56I've been thinking, and I'm sorry.
01:14:02It was pretty arrogant of me to want to take credit for all your hard work.
01:14:07No, I...
01:14:08I was jealous.
01:14:10You were right about that.
01:14:13You deserve this.
01:14:17Rob, I don't know what to say.
01:14:19You don't have to say anything.
01:14:20I don't have to say anything.
01:14:21But I am happy for you.
01:14:28Rob...
01:14:29I'll see you around.
01:14:30I'll see you around.
01:14:31I have to say anything.
01:14:36No, I don't have to say anything.
01:14:39Good.
01:14:47Fire告訴 you.
01:14:51I think you're good.
01:14:51Yeah, it won't be wrong.
01:14:52Maybe you're too young, but I've been your best.
01:14:53It won't be very likely.
01:14:53Thanks.
01:14:53It's all you've been through.
01:14:55Don't.
01:14:57You get away from the back timon.
01:15:25Grazie Giovanna.
01:15:26Ciao.
01:15:35I've been overwhelmed by the amazing response to my experiences in Italy.
01:15:39The wonderful food and recipes aren't all my creations.
01:15:43I've failed to give a lot of credit where it's due.
01:15:46And that's with the incredible Rob Cowley.
01:15:51He has selflessly helped me on this journey, not just to discover Italy, but myself.
01:15:58I have been lucky to get to know him and see his culinary passion firsthand.
01:16:05He's an amazing cook and deserves to be a chef much more than I do.
01:16:11Any restaurant would be lucky to have him.
01:16:27All packed?
01:16:29Yep, just about.
01:16:30I was thinking we should go out for dinner since it's your last night here.
01:16:34My treat.
01:16:35Oh, you don't have to do that.
01:16:37Well, it's not like I get a lot of chances to spoil my nieces and nephews these days.
01:16:41Well, it's not like I'm seven years old anymore.
01:16:43Exactly.
01:16:44So I can't cement my role as favorite uncle with a stuffed animal.
01:16:48What do you think?
01:16:49Sure.
01:16:50That sounds good.
01:16:52So, what are you going to do when you get home?
01:16:55Probably return the advance money to my publisher.
01:16:58You're not doing it.
01:17:00I wrote them an email this morning telling them I don't think it's going to be finished
01:17:03in time.
01:17:06I honestly don't think it's ever going to be finished, you know, at least not the way
01:17:09they and I would both want, so.
01:17:11Gosh, I'm sorry.
01:17:12No, it's honestly not what I wanted anyways.
01:17:16Yeah, what about the chef job?
01:17:19Turned it down.
01:17:23Rob?
01:17:25I, um, I hope he gets to achieve all his dreams.
01:17:33You know, I really think you're going to miss all this.
01:17:37Yeah, you know, I really am.
01:17:41And I'm really going to miss you.
01:17:43Oh.
01:17:46You know, about that, I have been thinking Christmas is going to be here before we know
01:17:52it.
01:17:52And, uh, I kind of miss those snowy Christmases back home, you know?
01:17:57Yeah?
01:17:58With just the snow?
01:18:00Well, maybe a little more than that.
01:18:06It's past time for me to move on.
01:18:09You know, just get back home, back to family.
01:18:14We would love to have you home.
01:18:16You know, not just for the holidays.
01:18:18Yeah.
01:18:19Yeah, I'd like that too.
01:18:21Yeah?
01:18:26I, uh, I have a confession to make.
01:18:29I may have invited someone else.
01:18:32You did.
01:18:33Well, I was just thinking it would be a shame for you to leave Italy without at least having
01:18:38said goodbye.
01:18:49Hi.
01:18:51Hi.
01:18:53Um.
01:18:56Uh, you know, that view really is spectacular.
01:18:59You probably ought to go check it out.
01:19:02Thanks.
01:19:03I'll take care of our order.
01:19:05Sure.
01:19:12Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt your going away dinner.
01:19:17I didn't think I'd ever see you again.
01:19:20Didn't think or didn't want?
01:19:24I'm nothing glad you're here.
01:19:28I saw what you wrote.
01:19:30You didn't have to say that.
01:19:32Yeah.
01:19:32Uh, I guess I did, actually.
01:19:35And you turned down the job.
01:19:37Mm-hmm.
01:19:37You shouldn't have done that.
01:19:39No, it, it was the right decision.
01:19:44Just, I'm so sorry that I hurt you.
01:19:46You know, after everything that you've done for me and teaching me all the things that
01:19:50you've learned, taking me around, I'm just, I'm, I'm so sorry.
01:19:55It's, it's okay.
01:19:56It's, it's okay.
01:19:56I mean, I didn't want the tour to end because I was afraid I'd never see you again.
01:20:04Really?
01:20:05Yeah.
01:20:06Me too.
01:20:06I mean, you made me excited about cooking again, you know?
01:20:11I just, you reminded me of why I fell in love with it in the first place.
01:20:16And I just, I just really love spending time with you.
01:20:23Yeah.
01:20:24It was a lot of fun.
01:20:25Mm-hmm.
01:20:28I just don't want to lose you.
01:20:32I mean, you don't have to.
01:20:50Really hate to interrupt this moment.
01:20:53I don't suppose either of you have checked your social media accounts lately?
01:20:57No.
01:20:58You may want to.
01:21:03Wow.
01:21:04The restaurant from back home.
01:21:06It looks like my restaurant may need two new chefs.
01:21:09Rob Kelly and April Meyer.
01:21:11When can the two of you meet with me?
01:21:12What are you going to do?
01:21:15I, I, I don't know.
01:21:17What, what do you want to do?
01:21:19Well, I'm not going to do it without you.
01:21:23Really?
01:21:24Yeah.
01:21:26When do we leave?
01:21:44Hello everyone and welcome to an endeavor that I am quite proud of.
01:21:49I am excited to have not one but two cooking sensations running the culinary vision for my new restaurant.
01:21:55Ladies and gentlemen, chefs, April Meyer and Rob Kelly.
01:22:05You're welcome.
01:22:06You ready?
01:22:07All right.
01:22:07Okay.
01:22:07Three, two, one.
01:22:16Now seating.
01:22:18Come on in.
01:22:22Thanks, dad.
01:22:24Well, are you ready for this, chef April?
01:22:27Are you ready, chef Roberto?
01:22:32I am never going to live that down, am I?
01:22:34No, you're not.
01:22:36Come on.
01:22:36Let's go.
01:23:01Bye.
01:23:02Bye.
01:23:13Bye.
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