Fifty-something American widower Eric Field travels back to Italy, despite having bad experiences there in the past, to find his 24-year-old daughter Liv (Olivia). He hopes to stop her from blowing her inheritance on rebuilding a villa.
Eric is an Ohio business owner, whose company Main Course Consulting offers support to restaurants. He has taken time off now for the first time in years, out of concern that Liv is possibly jeopardizing her future.
On their way to seeing potential properties, they talk about what Liv has been doing while in Italy. She tutored English in Milan, nannied in Florence, worked harvesting olives, then accidentally found the village of Montezara while seeking a wine festival.
Eric and Liv go for a coffee, where they meet up with the town mayor Francesca. The 1-euro housing plan is a new economic plan implanted in remote parts of the country, such as the village of Montezara. They are selling abandoned heritage villas “as is” for one Euro to attract new blood to the community.
The three officially available properties do not appeal to the Fields, but a fourth one, which is not yet officially available, does. There, Liv reveals that Eric had been a trained chef. After agreeing to purchase the last house, he contacts Zola at his company to inform her he will stay in Italy for a month. Eric assures her he can manage remotely.
In the evening, as he is finding basic dinner, Eric bumps into Francesca and Bernardo, the geometra or surveyor whose job is to oversee any construction projects. Once Eric leaves, he expresses his concern with non-Italians purchasing property there. As Francesca hopes this first 1-euro housing plan will help revitalize the town, she begs him to support it.
The next day, the general contractor Nino comes. He initially says he can get the plans approved in six months, but Francesca convinces him to let them start straight away. As the house progresses, Eric continues to try and take over, but Liv stands her ground. They uncover beautiful brick floors as well as an authentic brick pizza oven and chimney. As Eric is helping Nino to remove old pipes, he learns that also Francesca is widowed since five years ago, two years longer than him.
Liv insists Eric leave, as he has now been a month, she gives him a check for the 5,000 initial investment and they go to dinner. Giovanni is the local chef whose constant advances she regularly rejects. Eric invites everyone, including Francesca and Bernardo, to pitch the idea to open up and expand the kitchen to help Liv turn the villa into a culinary school which could boost the local economy. Eric asks Giovanni to participate, then encourages Liv to consider him, as he is vastly more promising than her past relationships.
Eric and Francesca cycle into the countryside to see an old castle which had been renovated and converted into a luxury hotel. After a picnic, before they can connect, she is called into a meeting. As Francesca drops Eric off, she insists they maintain a professional relationship.
Once Eric has been in Montezara two months, Zola warns him their competition Perfect Plate wants to poach her. Soon after, Liv divulges that Nino helped her get a year-long interior design apprenticeship in Rome, and he that he has started to see Francesca. Then Bernardo sees Eric and her together, which angers him.
Francesca has gotten the Fields' building rezoned without Bernardo's help. At the unveiling of the restored fresco for the soon to be culinary school, Bernando brings the American Longos, who he claims are the heirs, the rightful owners of the villa. The man's ancestor Leoni is from the town. Eric offers the couple the villa if they pay for the renovations.
Eric heads to the train station just as Francesca and a team of locals discover the Longos are descendents of the Leones, a different family, who are connected to another of the abandoned houses. She catches up to him and they declare their love. Months later, after the two Ohio restaurant consulting firms have merged, all celebrate the culinary school's success in Montezara
If an italian chef tasting fettucine alfredo and telling u it's not bad, he is not italian at all… fettucine alfredo is american made "italian" food that has nothing to do with original italian cuisine. The original one is called "pasta al burro e parmigiano" and it's pretty different from the one that gained popularity in america as "fettucine alfredo". There isn't cream/milk, chicken nor mushrooms in the original recipe…
Haha, you all argue about the anchovies and the colour of the food. Nobody realised the tomatos being the shittiest thing in the whole clip. Igghhhh. They look like they have seen the sun for maybe a minute. The moment you have tasted a real tomato, real yoghurt, real olive oil, there is no coming back ever.
The only thing I can't go wrong at is cutting mozzarella, tomatoes, pluck a few leaves of Basel and dribble olive oil. Yet, they made big fuss in the scene 😂
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Fifty-something American widower Eric Field travels back to Italy, despite having bad experiences there in the past, to find his 24-year-old daughter Liv (Olivia). He hopes to stop her from blowing her inheritance on rebuilding a villa.
Eric is an Ohio business owner, whose company Main Course Consulting offers support to restaurants. He has taken time off now for the first time in years, out of concern that Liv is possibly jeopardizing her future.
On their way to seeing potential properties, they talk about what Liv has been doing while in Italy. She tutored English in Milan, nannied in Florence, worked harvesting olives, then accidentally found the village of Montezara while seeking a wine festival.
Eric and Liv go for a coffee, where they meet up with the town mayor Francesca. The 1-euro housing plan is a new economic plan implanted in remote parts of the country, such as the village of Montezara. They are selling abandoned heritage villas “as is” for one Euro to attract new blood to the community.
The three officially available properties do not appeal to the Fields, but a fourth one, which is not yet officially available, does. There, Liv reveals that Eric had been a trained chef. After agreeing to purchase the last house, he contacts Zola at his company to inform her he will stay in Italy for a month. Eric assures her he can manage remotely.
In the evening, as he is finding basic dinner, Eric bumps into Francesca and Bernardo, the geometra or surveyor whose job is to oversee any construction projects. Once Eric leaves, he expresses his concern with non-Italians purchasing property there. As Francesca hopes this first 1-euro housing plan will help revitalize the town, she begs him to support it.
The next day, the general contractor Nino comes. He initially says he can get the plans approved in six months, but Francesca convinces him to let them start straight away. As the house progresses, Eric continues to try and take over, but Liv stands her ground. They uncover beautiful brick floors as well as an authentic brick pizza oven and chimney. As Eric is helping Nino to remove old pipes, he learns that also Francesca is widowed since five years ago, two years longer than him.
Liv insists Eric leave, as he has now been a month, she gives him a check for the 5,000 initial investment and they go to dinner. Giovanni is the local chef whose constant advances she regularly rejects. Eric invites everyone, including Francesca and Bernardo, to pitch the idea to open up and expand the kitchen to help Liv turn the villa into a culinary school which could boost the local economy. Eric asks Giovanni to participate, then encourages Liv to consider him, as he is vastly more promising than her past relationships.
Eric and Francesca cycle into the countryside to see an old castle which had been renovated and converted into a luxury hotel. After a picnic, before they can connect, she is called into a meeting. As Francesca drops Eric off, she insists they maintain a professional relationship.
Once Eric has been in Montezara two months, Zola warns him their competition Perfect Plate wants to poach her. Soon after, Liv divulges that Nino helped her get a year-long interior design apprenticeship in Rome, and he that he has started to see Francesca. Then Bernardo sees Eric and her together, which angers him.
Francesca has gotten the Fields' building rezoned without Bernardo's help. At the unveiling of the restored fresco for the soon to be culinary school, Bernando brings the American Longos, who he claims are the heirs, the rightful owners of the villa. The man's ancestor Leoni is from the town. Eric offers the couple the villa if they pay for the renovations.
Eric heads to the train station just as Francesca and a team of locals discover the Longos are descendents of the Leones, a different family, who are connected to another of the abandoned houses. She catches up to him and they declare their love. Months later, after the two Ohio restaurant consulting firms have merged, all celebrate the culinary school's success in Montezara
"Italian food should not be beige"
the first dish in the clip is beige…
From Italy we dont know this cringe film
Italian like that fast food guy that says "How ya doin'?"
That "branzino" dish was criminal
Let’s just take a moment to appreciate this video with no twists no turns or bad endings. Just wholesome vibes
If I didn't hate Italian food, I would love it
Oh my god, Teddy Altman's husband 🥺😍🩷💕
If an italian chef tasting fettucine alfredo and telling u it's not bad, he is not italian at all… fettucine alfredo is american made "italian" food that has nothing to do with original italian cuisine. The original one is called "pasta al burro e parmigiano" and it's pretty different from the one that gained popularity in america as "fettucine alfredo". There isn't cream/milk, chicken nor mushrooms in the original recipe…
This looks nice.
It is funny that the first dish is beige
Bro put some mozzarella and tomatoes on a plate with olive oil and still was nervous on how it was gonna taste.
Hey its tv’s Scott Foley!!
Cringe
For the record that tomato cheese salad is a jojo reference
Then next thing you know, you're sharing a cell with this guy and he insists on having full conversations with you while he's shitting.
It gives off Under the Tuscan Sun vibes
That branzino dish needs to be sauced. It looks dry.
“Italian food should not be beige”
Then what the fuck colour is carbonara or cacio e Pepe
Movie Name : The Tasting – Souls of the Anchovies 2025
my cooking skill better than them
I love that americans think that fettuccine alfredo is typical italian cuisine while In italy fettucine alfredo don't exist ahaha
Haha, you all argue about the anchovies and the colour of the food.
Nobody realised the tomatos being the shittiest thing in the whole clip. Igghhhh.
They look like they have seen the sun for maybe a minute.
The moment you have tasted a real tomato, real yoghurt, real olive oil, there is no coming back ever.
You know AK hurt about this if them niggas peaced it up before Christmas 😂😭
The only thing I can't go wrong at is cutting mozzarella, tomatoes, pluck a few leaves of Basel and dribble olive oil. Yet, they made big fuss in the scene 😂
Pretty sure the Italians don't cut pizza like that into slices. You get a pizza per person, it's delivered whole and you eat it with a knife and fork.
The taste of anchovies is not something lightly or hard to find, it's pretty obvius the anchovies taste, not impresive or hard to find.
Also the pizza he took out from the oven was todo white light colours. Wtf
Melting some anchovies and garlic in olive oil is going to make anything amazing
Why are all the movies about gourmet food now
That food legit looks like shit
I feel gay
How do you melt an anchovy
That is so loaded with romantic clichées about Italy it is actually racist.