Taste: My Life Through Food
Taste: My Life Through Food book cover

Taste: My Life Through Food

Audio CD – Unabridged, October 5, 2021

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Price
$29.56
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1797123493
Dimensions
5.9 x 0.6 x 5.5 inches
Weight
5.9 ounces

Description

Explores the ways that food has been an important presence during the high and low points of Tucci's life. There's plenty to savor here for any and all lovers of witty, heartfelt food writing. -- "BookPage" Funny, heart-breaking, fascinating, intimate, and beautifully written. -- "Kate Mosse, New York Times bestselling author"

Features & Highlights

  • From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
  • [*Read by the author - Stanley Tucci]
  • 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

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Personal Story and Food Narrative

Taste: My Life Through Food is a good blend of personal story and food narrative. Similar in style and structure to Valerie Bertinelli's Enough Already, Taste is a great look into the actor's life and his philosophy on food. In small part, this book can also serve as a travel guide, if one is interested in the restaurants extolled upon by the famous actor.

Stanley Tucci has definitely led an interesting life and he is refreshingly unapologetic for his success. The biggest takeaway from the book is that living well within your limitations is definitely possible. Strength and determination show through in Tucci's writing, and Taste can serve as an inspiration to others. I definitely recommend the audio version of this book, as Stanley Tucci's narration gives the book a lift. The only negative is that readers will need to have a pen handy, as well as a finger near the reverse button, in order to take down the many delicious recipes located within the book.
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Loved this book

This is one of the most enjoyable books I have ever listened to and of course Stanley Tucci is a wonderful narrator...
Unfortunately disk #4 was not audible so I am returning the cd. That being said, I still enjoyed the rest of the audio very very much!

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