Book Review: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (as an audiobook)

Taste: My Life Through Food

by Stanley Tucci (Compact Disc Biography Tucci)

 

The story of actor Stanley Tucci’s life growing up in an Italian family in New York state, where meals were family recipes handed down for generations. We learn his family history, the history of the dishes they prepared, and the story behind dishes – and cocktails – he sampled in restaurants.

 

We follow him through his youth, career, friends, the death of his first wife, his courtship with his second wife (Felicity Blunt), his friends, both restauranteurs and actors, and much more.

 

Well-written with humor and recipes throughout the book. I’m not a Foodie but I thoroughly enjoyed this book on CD, even as he read aloud the recipes. Being an actor, he was qualified to read his own book (not many authors can). Also available as a physical book, so Foodies may wish to grab a physical copy of the book to write down the recipes.

 

( publisher’s official Taste: My Life Through Food web page ) | ( Wikipedia page for Stanley Tucci )

 

Recommended by Charlotte M.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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