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  • My Life Through Food
  • Written by: Stanley Tucci
  • Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
  • Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (260 ratings)

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Instant New York Times Best Seller

Named a Notable Book of 2021 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.

©2021 Stanley Tucci. All rights reserved (P)2021 Penguin Audio. All rights reserved.
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Loved this memoir

Stanley delivers a mouth watering performance. Wish there was an accompanying pdf with his recipes.
Recommended, but get a physical copy.

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Inspiring and relatable

What a wonderful book for those who are passionate about food both cooking and eating

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Taste

A great listen. Stanley is obviously a great lover of food and wine , I salivated through his recipes. Loved his series on CNN , don’t miss it. He has great and loyal friends who have supported him through his challenges with his Health crises. Thanks to all of those people for the support you gave . I guess now I have to buy the actual book. Lol. Thanks Stanley. Love all your work. Stay safe and healthy.

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Excellent!

Thoroughly enjoyable listen. Enjoy Mr. Tucci as both an actor and an author. Highly recommended!

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Auguri!!

Grazie mille Stanley e famiglia. Job well done!
Great story telling in your so pleasant and relaxed manner. I read along while listening! Delightful!
Mangia!!
Keep well! Cent anni!!

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Great listen.

This was a joy to listen to. Tucci is fantastic.
Really surprising finish to the book. Not at all what you’d expect.

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Taste - so much fun

This was a lovely and fun listen .. and I waited with baited breath to hear the recipes and stories.
Thank you for sharing your life and love for food Stanley Tucci. Now I have to go make dinner!

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Travelling while listening

We listened to this while travelling ½ way across Canada. It was thoroughly enjoyable that it made the time go by faster. And the recipes are ones we will attempt once we are gone again.

Very glad to say we are looking forward to Mr Tucci’s continuation of his series on CNN.

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Stanley Tucci

I’ve loved this man in movies and his Tv show in CNN culinary travels in Italy.
This book was fabulous very much enjoyed his anecdotes about people, and the food he shared. Was especially happy to hear the actual recipes to some of these amazingly sounding meals that he was eating. It was quite shocking to hear that he had had cancer and happy that he had come through it with flying colors. Albeit a very terrifying experience.
A good read, and definitely a good listen.

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Entertaining read!

Of course now I will read everything Stanley Tucci has written. Funny, charismatic & human. If you don’t enjoy this book, you don’t enjoy life. Thank you for waking us from just eating to beauté, art of food & drink..taking a moment for oneself.
Ps: appreciated Vancouver restaurants being mentioned too!
Susan from Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦

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