Author(s): Stanley Tucci

Food

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and irresistible memoir of life in and out of the kitchen Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and the perfect Negroni, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the table. Taste is an intimate reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about growing up in Westchester, NY, preparing for and filming the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia, falling in love over dinner, and teaming up with his wife to create conversation-starting meals for their children. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad, five-star meals and burnt dishes, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last. Written with Stanley's signature wry humor and nostalgia, Taste is a heartwarming read for anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal.  

MATILDA BOOKSHOP REVIEW

How can any self-confessed ‘foodie’ read this excerpt “Food was not just a huge part of my life; it basically was my life.” and not want to read the book?  I certainly couldn’t!  Having now finished,  I’m so pleased it roped me in.  Tucci LOVES food and he’s a charismatic author.  The combination was enthralling.  The prose was so evocative I could vividly picture eating the food he described and happily read every detail of each recipe.  He even made me laugh when, on page 141, he refers to a ‘f*ck load of butter’ in a recipe.  A wonderfully delightful reflection on food, place, people – life. Emma