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Tradition

Season 6 Episode 606

If there’s one thing Italians love, it’s tradition; either revering it…or breaking it. Tradition gives us a foundation to fly; to create; to build on wisdom. Today, we’ll build on my Nonna’s traditional sweet holiday pastry and visit Altamura to discover one of the most beautiful Pugliese traditional breads…focaccia!

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More Than the Food on Your Plate
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Is there more to food than food? There are nutrients we see and energy we feel.
How the Past Informs the Future
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Can our ancestral past help us move into the future? Let’s see how our ancestors evolved.
Oh, Spicy!
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Variety is the spice of life. Nothing stimulates like hot spice, from ginger to chilies.
The Life of the Party
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Beans may be humble but when it comes to your heart, there is no bigger superstar.
Vegetable Love Affair
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1 in 10 Americans eat recommended servings of vegetables; I have my work cut out for me.
Could We Live Longer… And Better?
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The life expectancy in America is 79 years of age, 42nd in the world. Could we do better?
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What if I told you a classic pasta dish from Bari is designed to take care of your liver?
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1 in 5 deaths caused by heart disease; easy to solve with most incidences preventable.
The Good Fats
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So much debate about oil. We need only look at ancient history for the answer.
BY BREAD ALONE
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Man can’t live by bread alone? Stop by the bakeries in Altamura, Puglia. Yes, you can.
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
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Christina travels to an ancient town in Tuscany that has produced chestnuts for centuries.
Life in the Slow Lane
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Christina meets a former New York police officer who has landed in a small town in Italy
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