My love story
is all about food,
and I'm joining
local friends for dinner
at Enoteca Cangrande.
This is a classic little
mom-and-pop restaurant,
with Giuliano helping diners
match fine Italian wines
with just the right
local dishes,
while stylish Corrina's
in the tiny kitchen,
making sure every dish
is just right.
My favorite way to eat in Italy
is to trust the chef
and just say,
"Bring it on!"
Giuliano is serving us
an array of plates.
Each celebrates fine ingredients
of this region,
and Giuliano,
along with Franklin and Marina,
are helping us appreciate what
we're eating and drinking.
This is such beautiful food
and it's such beautiful wine.
Can you imagine having
the beautiful food
with no beautiful wine?
FRANKLIN: Not really.
It would be like being at
La Fenice, the opera,
first row,
and being in bad company,
someone who doesn't
appreciate opera music
and would prefer rock music,
let's say.
It wouldn't be the right thing.
STEVES: Next up,
eggplant parmigiana
and burrata from Puglia.
Do you talk about
the food as you eat it?
FRANKLIN: Yes, absolutely,
constantly.
- [Laughter]
- Any age
without getting bored.
We might get drunk, but...
[Laughter]
Not bored.
Italians love
to talk about food.
It's in their DNA.
STEVES: As the cannelloni
with fontina and duck ravioli
with Amarone arrive,
we learn that
even in a fine
restaurant like this,
diners have a higher standard
than you'd expect...
"la mamma."
FRANKLIN: Italian men
who adore cooking
will always refer to "la mamma,"
their mother.
That's... that's
the answer to everything.
So it goes back to
your childhood.
Absolutely, yes, sure.
To go to a restaurant
is wonderful,
but how "la mamma" cooked,
no one,
nobody can equal that.
STEVES: And finally,
beef cheeks,
stewed in Amarone with polenta,
just as "la mamma"
made it.
Rick, "salute", cheers.
STEVES: "Salute!" To mamma.
"La mamma," okay.
