"I loved filming there." Stanley Tucci talks about the food and feelings while filming "Tucci in Italy." The series premieres May 18 on Nat Geo and streams the next day on Hulu and Disney+.

Florence is a wealthy city now, but that ingenuity hasn’t died. It’s thriving all over the boot-shaped nation, where Tucci samples hay soup and Roman pizza, interviews farmers and locals, even tries ...