Taste (Unabridged)
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4.6 • 30 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Named a Notable Book of the Year by NPR and The Washington Post
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen 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 savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them.
Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York; preparing for and shooting the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia; falling in love over dinner; and teaming up with his wife to create meals for a multitude of children. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad, five-star meals and burned dishes, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last.
Written with Stanley’s signature wry humor, Taste is for fans of Bill Buford, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Ruth Reichl—and anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal.
Customer Reviews
A delicious read!
My husband and I are “foodies”, so we devoured this audiobook (pun intended and achieved) while on a road trip through Montana. Tucci’s voice is very pleasant to the ears, and his content is rife with witticisms, heartwarming anecdotes, and must-have Tucci family recipes. I will have to purchase the print copy or play/rewind to get these down on paper! Late at night, as we neared our destination, and the end of this book, we stopped at a food store and purchased a French baguette, butter, soft and hard cheeses, prosciutto, salami, and our favorite Pinot noir, and had a blissful repas while watching a movie. Thank you, Stanley, for the reminder that simple food is the best food.