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trading empire. silks, spices, ideas and money, lots of it. the venetians live between earth and water. its shaped their character, salty, wise and ingenuous. >> i have never seen anyone do that before. >> im stanley tucci. im italian on both sides and im traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. >> may i? thank you. how are you? >> good. >> good. >> surrounded by wetlands, these people are hunters. >>...

Venice is the capital of the venito region. it is flat, fertile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites and in the east warmed by the adriatic sea. 117 islands sit in this salty bay, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to eat what venetians eat and the places they go to eat it in. a friend from here says i can do it two minutes from the rialto bridge? lets go. >> my target is a wine bar open for breakfast. okay. first north ...