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okay, well, i had no idea it was that far. so i've 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. they'll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i don't mind because the food is amazing. >> i'm stanley tucci. i'm fascinated by my italian heritage, so i'm traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country's 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. the rugged environment has made the ligurians tough and...

oh, wow. steep. is this -- okay, here we are, finally. i had no idea it was that far. so i've 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. they'll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i don't mind because the food is amazing. >> i'm stanley tucci. i'm fascinated by my italian heritage, so i'm traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country's 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. the rugged e...

>> this is the rucola, the wild rucola, the real one. >> that's my favorite, actually, yeah. it's delicious. >> eva's vertiginous land isn't suitable for grazing livestock. like so many ligurians, she thrives on vegetables and leafy greens. >> eva is not only a great cultivator, she's also a great gatherer. in the fall, she harvests walnuts, provided she can get the right staff. >> back at carlo's restaurant, he reveals why eva's greens are central to his ligurian menu. >> this is the prebugin. prebugin is the mix of herbs that we catch before. >> what does it mean, prebugin? that's the dialec...

Iva and her husband alberto are both in their 80s. >> 83. >> 83? >> 25-year-old matteo precis is carlo's head chef. >> okay, let's go. >> this is the rucola, the wild rucola, the real one. >> that's my favorite, actually, yeah. it's delicious .