Taste

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 * Stephen Fry *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 * Anna Jones, Author of ‘One Pot, Pan, Planet’ *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’ * Heston Blumenthal *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 * Jay Rayner *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 * Observer *A divine celebration of food, Italy and life, this joyous memoir from the popular actor is a real treat * Woman & Home *Moving, funny and greedy … If food is everything to you, you’ll love it * Diana Henry, Sunday Telegraph *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 * Guardian *A delicious foodie memoir … An intimate reflection on the intersection between food and life * Irish Daily Mirror *Incredibly seductive … A warm and lovely book * Financial Times, Best Books of 2022: Food and Drink *

Stanley Tucci is an American actor, writer, film producer and film director. He has starred in The Devil Wears Prada and The Hunger Games, and more recently in Supernova and The Witches. He is also author of two cookbooks, The Tucci Table and The Tucci Cookbook. Stanley lives in London.