New season starts Monday
Release Date: The new season premieres May 11, 2026, on National Geographic and streams on Disney+/Hulu on May 12
Regions Explored: The five-episode season focuses on Sardinia, Campania/Naples, Sicily, Veneto, and Le Marche
As the WSJ pointed out, he's moved away from the usual suspects for the most part
Thank you for the heads-up, phred. He’s certainly geographically spread out among those episodes. I wonder whether he did any filming/research during his eating forays for NBC during the Winter Olympics? Maybe he’s in Italy so often, he just did these latest episodes while he was in the area. Buon appetito!
Thanks for the notice! I will be in the Le March region in 2027, so I’m interested in where & what he highlights.
I like Stanley Tucci and enjoyed the first season. Except for the amount of time spent with avant-garde chefs I will never have the opportunity to meet or be feted by. I suppose they're balancing the interests of foodies and regular travelers.
It's a tough balance, they want to show some cutting edge/interesting stuff that would appeal to influencers and then show some cheap mom and pop places that Stanley will swoon over.
I think he was already in Sicily??
