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okay, well, i had no idea it was that far. so ive just made my way up thousands of steps to this place, castle brown, which is in portofino, which is in liguria. and liguria is a crescent right on the coast of italy, bordering tuscany and france. theyll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i dont mind because the food is amazing. >> im stanley tucci. im fascinated by my italian heritage, so im traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is as...

oh, wow. steep. is this -- okay, here we are, finally. i had no idea it was that far. so ive just made my way up thousands of steps to this place, castle brown, which is in portofino, which is in liguria. and liguria is a crescent right on the coast of italy, bordering tuscany and france. theyll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i dont mind because the food is amazing. >> im stanley tucci. im fascinated by my italian heritage, so im traveling across italy to discover how the foo...

Before the pasta is added, laurel and i position ourselves under the frescoes, ready for conspicuous consumption. >> to la superba. >> la superba. and having this restaurant all to ourselves. >> oh, man, couldnt get much better than this. >> hi, chef. >> oh, look at this. >> okay, corzetti. that sauce is gorgeous. >> have you tried the meat yet? >> no, not yet. beautiful. delicate. >> rich but delicate. that should be the new nickname for genoa. >> turns out the pasta is just the opening scene o...

>> turns out the pasta is just the opening scene of an epic drama. capone magro was once a snack for sailors, just fish and sea biscuits. then the wealthy got hold of it. when the church announced that nobody could eat meat on so-called magro days, magro meaning lean, the rich adapted this dish to keep themselves from fading away. >> oh, my god. no. >> speaking of elaborate and ornate. >> come on. >> chef. >> so we have lobster, shrimp, mussels. >> wow.