Taste: My Life Through Food
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- Author：Stanley Tucci
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Summary
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming 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。 He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table， and now he takes us beyond the recipes and into the stories behind them。
Taste is a 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 for readers of Bill Buford， Gabrielle Hamilton， and Ruth Reichl—and anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal。
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。 He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table， and now he takes us beyond the recipes and into the stories behind them。
Taste is a 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 for readers of Bill Buford， Gabrielle Hamilton， and Ruth Reichl—and anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal。
Reviews
Elysa
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This book will make you H U N G R Y。 The descriptions are flawless， and I easily could envision what would be an amazing Stanley Tucci cooking show。 His explanations of how food connects him to people were beautiful， and it made me want to grab all the people I love and make a massive pasta dish。 I laughed， cried， and got hungry while reading。 Great memoir！Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy after the ALA conference。
Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell
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When it comes to books about food， I just eat them right up
Janet
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This is a great oral history and cookbook in one from one of The USA's greatest character actors。 Great stories go with the recipes and are utterly enjoyable！ The recipes are well written and understandable by cooks of all levels and the photos make the food very appealing to myself and other lovers of food out there。I especially love the book because it uses mostly whole ingredients instead of pre-prepared and packaged foods。 My husband says that I never have any food in our house， only ingredi This is a great oral history and cookbook in one from one of The USA's greatest character actors。 Great stories go with the recipes and are utterly enjoyable！ The recipes are well written and understandable by cooks of all levels and the photos make the food very appealing to myself and other lovers of food out there。I especially love the book because it uses mostly whole ingredients instead of pre-prepared and packaged foods。 My husband says that I never have any food in our house， only ingredients --- that is why I cook so much。 I also refuse to eat or cook with Frankfoods such as "chick'n" and its 88 ingredients vs。 🐔chicken🐔 having one！） and cheese that does NOT come from an animal is udder nonsense！） 。。。more
Toni
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4。5 Sexy Stanley Tucci Stars ⭐️ Stanley Tucci puts the sexy in Sixty！ He's that handsome， bald， Italian-American guy， with the devilish smirk， who you just know he's thinking about something good。He's sexy， sensitive， and he can cook， well！ He has a tiny bit of machismo， I'll explain later， but it doesn't really surface often。 Most remember him from， 'The Devil wears Prada，' and 'Julie and Julia' both with Meryl Streep。 My favorite is， 'Big Night' which is a great segue to Taste。 Stanley loves g 4。5 Sexy Stanley Tucci Stars ⭐️ Stanley Tucci puts the sexy in Sixty！ He's that handsome， bald， Italian-American guy， with the devilish smirk， who you just know he's thinking about something good。He's sexy， sensitive， and he can cook， well！ He has a tiny bit of machismo， I'll explain later， but it doesn't really surface often。 Most remember him from， 'The Devil wears Prada，' and 'Julie and Julia' both with Meryl Streep。 My favorite is， 'Big Night' which is a great segue to Taste。 Stanley loves good food， particularly Italian food， since his grandparents on both sides hail from the Calabria region of Italy。 （watch his show， a tour through Italy， currently on HBO Max。）This book is Stanley's life through food， from his childhood， as a young actor in NYC， through marriage and children， and even on movie sets。He talks about all of it and includes recipes， good ones。 My galley didn't include photos， but I would bet the published version will， and I can't wait。Oh， the bit about machismo， in Stanley's last chapter he talks about his grueling bout with cancer。 He had a cancerous tumor at the base of his tongue， in his throat， which started as a pain masquerading as a toothache。 Or so he thought。 He did go to the dentist， in the US and London。 The London doctor said it might be cancer and gave him specific instructions on what to do next。 Guess what， he waited six months！ I know。 I'm calling him out here only to prevent someone else from doing the same。 A good reader friend pointed out that this was probably anxiety， and not just a guy avoiding the prognosis。 He’s right of course， and I mistook it for machismo， which was totally incorrect。 Fortunately， things worked out in the end， but after two years of surgery， chemo， pain， and a long recovery。We are glad you made it Stanley， and we love you。 Your book is wonderful， and I highly recommend it。 Thank you Edelweiss and Gallery Books for the egalley！ 。。。more
Jennifer
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Fans of the actor， especially those who have seen his "Searching for Italy" series， will thoroughly enjoy his food memoir， taking readers from his childhood through his acting adventures， his marriages and through the beginning of the pandemic through the lens of food。 Tucci， the author of two cookbooks， includes a number of recipes here as well， several of which were featured in the CNN series and which will make mouths water。 Luckily for those of us who are only casual cooks， Tucci is attracte Fans of the actor， especially those who have seen his "Searching for Italy" series， will thoroughly enjoy his food memoir， taking readers from his childhood through his acting adventures， his marriages and through the beginning of the pandemic through the lens of food。 Tucci， the author of two cookbooks， includes a number of recipes here as well， several of which were featured in the CNN series and which will make mouths water。 Luckily for those of us who are only casual cooks， Tucci is attracted to dishes that are generally simple and only require a few inexpensive ingredients。 This book was a delight and I look forward to revisiting it as I attempt a few of the dishes on my own。 Review from e-galley。 。。。more
Sébastien Tarnowski
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Definitely a must-have。
Joe Jones
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A book to be savored。 Get yourself a nice plate of pasta， a good glass of wine and sit back and enjoy his stories。
Alice
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Although I am a professed foodie， it has never been a form of self-expression for me。 I love a fine restaurant， and I am curious about food prep。 What I love about this book is that I feel Stanley Tucci is my new friend。 I feel as though I have been let in on family recipes， great food prep and his entire family。 I enjoyed this book so much。 It is a personal journey as it relates to food and the people and memories associated with it。 I found it deeply personal and casually friendly at the same Although I am a professed foodie， it has never been a form of self-expression for me。 I love a fine restaurant， and I am curious about food prep。 What I love about this book is that I feel Stanley Tucci is my new friend。 I feel as though I have been let in on family recipes， great food prep and his entire family。 I enjoyed this book so much。 It is a personal journey as it relates to food and the people and memories associated with it。 I found it deeply personal and casually friendly at the same time。 I will try some of the recipes gladly， but it his story and his experiences that left me so very glad that this author chose to share so much with me and others。 。。。more
Julie
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great book and loved that he talks food movies and his different relationships with his different wives。 I loved when he mentioned julia & julie & devil wear prada 。 Great book and now i want to try the different pasta。
Cynthia
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