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Sustainability, Italian Style

Season 5 Episode 507 | 26m 46s

Italians are famously one of the healthiest European countries, and it ties into their sustainable and innovative everyday life choices. Christina meets with a food entrepreneur and sustainability expert as they tour a local market and cook with seasonal, fresh ingredients

Aired: 08/31/23 | Expires: 08/31/29
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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Scala where a man opened a hotel/restaurant to serve friends & neighbors good food from his garden.
The life expectancy in America is 79 years of age, 42nd in the world. Could we do better?
Is there more to food than food? There are nutrients we see and energy we feel.
Christina cooks with an instinctive chef who to creates luscious meals for each customer.
Eating like an Italian is holding a deep respect for food and tradition.
Christina meets a chef who adapts Italian dishes to be healthier and kinder to the planet.
Call it tomato sauce or gravy, why is this dish so important to the Italian culture?
Christina travels to an ancient town in Tuscany that has produced chestnuts for centuries.
Christina meets a former New York police officer who has landed in a small town in Italy
Choosing more plant and less animal food intake is our best shot at making a difference.
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