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Taste

The Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the award-winning actor and famous foodie

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By: Stanley Tucci
Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
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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, New York, 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 that will be irresistible for anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal.

© Stanley Tucci 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Critic reviews

An instant classic . . . As captivating, simple, charming and insanely moreish as the best Italian food. Take it to bed with you and you will fall asleep dreaming you're in Italy. But take it to the kitchen and you will find yourself using it as often as a pan or a peeler
A brilliant food-led memoir from the all-round gem, Stanley Tucci. It's a love letter to food and a life lived in the pursuit of the good things
It is as infectious as it is delicious, as funny as it is insightful. The only reason to put this book down, is to go cook and eat from it'
A delicious story of appetite, family and pasta. A serious amount of pasta. In this gloriously written memoir, the ever tasteful Stanley Tucci invites us to his table and feeds us all the good stuff
Tucci, as all the world knows by now, likes to eat and drink . . . His memoir, however, takes his passion to another level . . . The world needs more men like this
A divine celebration of food, Italy and life, this joyous memoir from the popular actor is a real treat
Moving, funny and greedy . . . If food is everything to you, you'll love it
His descriptions of the Italian food he grew up with, woven through with family stories and the recipes he's encountered on his travels, will leave you hungry - and in no doubt that this is a man who knows both how to eat and how to live
A delicious foodie memoir . . . An intimate reflection on the intersection between food and life
Incredibly seductive ... A warm and lovely book
All stars
Most relevant
Heartwarming, beautifully told stores and amazing recipes!
Highly recommended , you’ll love it & won’t be disappointed!

Superb!

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What's not to likr? Good food , wrapped up in a warm voice .

A tasteful morsel of delight

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My first audio book and I have to say I also bought the book because I wanted to share with my family and friends. It is certainly a great audio book and Stanley reads it wonderfully, capturing the mood and situations to a tee. It made me tearful at times, knowing what I am missing by not being able to travel but gave me a warm feeling that others have food rules too! A must read/listen.

Amazing... I was in Italy with Stanley

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Thank you Mr. Tucci, they say everyone has at least one book in them, please write a few more. I haven’t enjoyed a book so much, in a long time. Fellow foodie here, I know most, but not all of the recipes in the book. But I will be buying the hard copy for the ones I don’t.

Thankyou

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I could listen to Stanley Tucci talk about food all day! A well written journey through one mans life told through his passion for food that will not only get your juices flowing - i could almost taste the dishes - but which will make you laugh, think and reflect along the way.

A feast for the ears.

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