Somebody feed Phil in Modena, and we are that Somebody

It happened again.
This time in Modena.
This time on Netflix.
This time with Phil Rosenthal.
After the BBC episode with Rick Stein in Bologna, I ended up working for the Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil in Italy.

The episode in Northern Italy was shot in September 2017 and I was that somebody.

If you’ve seen the Modena episode, you already know the smiles, the market chaos, and that golden gnocco fritto moment.

Here’s what you didn’t see on Netflix.

Andrea, would you like to feed Phil in Italy?

We started to shoot Somebody Feed Phil episode in Modena at the Mercato Albinelli food market.

From there, Phil took a TV version of our tour in Modena.
Want the uncut version? Check our Modena food tour.

Cheese and chicken, pasta and wine, smiles and gags.
Phil seemed like a kid at Disney World.

But here Micky Mouse has the face of Andrea, the master of aged Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and Daisy Duck is Marisa, an old pasta maker who prepares handmade tortellini every day.

Phil got fed. Now it’s your turn.

Skip the guesswork and hit the real spots — the market stalls, the balsamic you actually want to bring home, the gnocco fritto you’ll dream about on the flight back. Do Modena the way TV crews wish they could: with a local who cuts the line on mistakes.

Follow Phil’s footsteps

Cameras optional. Great bites mandatory.

Phil Rosenthal meets gnocco fritto

A local bar, the one with students reviewing their homework before a test. Or businessmen in a suit having a sandwich in a hurry during lunch break. A bar with uncomfortable metal chairs and a coffee machine always grumbling.

That's where I sat with Phil in front of the camera, to taste one of the most delicious breakfasts in Italy.

Gnocco fritto is a fried soft bread perfect to start your day in Modena.
You can have it for lunch and dinner with ham and cheese.
But also for breakfast, sipped inside a hot cappuccino.
It may sound weird, but it's not the strangest thing you taste during our food tours ;)

Phil looked surprised but didn't miss a bite of this unusual breakfast (we had it at 5 pm actually).

What did we get from this experience?
For sure, we've learned 2 things about Phil Rosenthal.

1. He isn't only a great comedian, but also a fantastic person able to immediately bond with people, just with a smile.

2. I'm 100% sure he asked for a green salad for dinner after such an intense food marathon.

How to watch Somebody Feed Phil episode in Modena, Italy

You can watch the Somebody Feed Phil episode in Italy, focusing on Venice and Modena on Netflix. The episode is #1 of Season 2.

Somebody feed you.

You’ve seen the episode. Now taste the chapter that didn’t make it on screen — market legends, aged Balsamic, pros with knives and stories. Taste Modena the way locals do — slow, messy, and unforgettable.

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