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Rick Steves' Tasty Europe

Host Rick Steves (right) enjoys a meal with guide Roberto Bechi (left). In "Rick Steves' Tasty Europe," travel expert and globetrotter Rick Steves eats his merry way through Europe. One delightful taste at a time, he shows how food is a prime ingredient in what defines cultures all across the Continent.
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Host Rick Steves (right) enjoys a meal with guide Roberto Bechi (left). In "Rick Steves' Tasty Europe," travel expert and globetrotter Rick Steves eats his merry way through Europe. One delightful taste at a time, he shows how food is a prime ingredient in what defines cultures all across the Continent.

Airs Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 at 11:30 p.m. & Saturday, Sept. 1 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

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In "Rick Steves' Tasty Europe," travel expert and globetrotter Rick Steves eats his merry way through Europe.

One delightful taste at a time, he shows how food is a prime ingredient in what defines cultures all across the Continent.

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Join Rick as he slurps seasonal raw herring in Holland and then savors a farm-to-table country feast with a noble family in Tuscany.

Giulio preparing Chianina beef at Osteria dell’Acquacheta in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy.
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Giulio preparing Chianina beef at Osteria dell’Acquacheta in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy.

Rick and his team then drink some local firewater during the salad course in Bulgaria, and enjoy the elegant simplicity of steak tartare and foie gras in the garden of a French chateau.

The perfect pour in Palermo, Italy.
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The perfect pour in Palermo, Italy.

From dining al fresco in Rome, to joining the locals on a Madrid pub crawl, to learning the secrets of a wine lover's enoteca in Verona, Rick learns that slowing down to truly appreciate what you eat is an essential part of any great travel experience.

Bruschetta in Catania, Sicily.
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Bruschetta in Catania, Sicily.

With this special, the welcomes are warm, the kitchens are jammin' and the tables are set... and you are an honored guest.

Sacher torte in Vienna.
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Sacher torte in Vienna.

Sure, there are a lot of calories - but they're far from empty, and you'll never forget this progressive feast.

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