Taste by Stanley Tucci

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I galloped through this in 2 days. A lovely, positive book where Tucci writes about his life and food. he has a wonderful authorial voice. I can't recommend it too highly.

Excellent. Was thinking about adding this to my birthday list. Thanks for the tip 👍

I thought it was just okay. It retreads a lot material from his previous books.

I've not read his other books, obviously a bonus.

You might enjoy this piece we wrote in Time magazine.

How Julia Child Changed My Life
By Stanley Tucci

Ever since I was very young, Child has always fascinated me. My mother tuned in to The French Chef religiously, and I remember watching it with her and loving it. I don’t know, however, if it was my mother’s keen interest in everything that Child did or Child’s keen interest in everything that she herself was doing that I found so captivating. However, I do know that watching The French Chef with my mom was a way to spend some time with her, because with three kids and a full-time job, she was incredibly busy. In fact, we would often watch the show when she was ironing or folding laundry, as just watching television without doing something productive simultaneously was anathema to her.

time.com/6103409/stanley-tucci-taste-julia-child/

I love Stanley Tucci, thanks for the recommendation.

Coincidentally, I just finished this on Audible.

I really enjoyed the early chapters which talked about his childhood in an Italian American family, and the continuation to his young adulthood in New York. However, by the end it was all a bit smug and name-droppy. I think I finally got fed up when he gave his recipe for fish stew which ‘Felicity and I eat all the time’. I know he is a highly-paid actor, but the ingredients for four would be about 50 quid.

I love him and was really upset to hear that he had cancer in his mouth. When I saw the title of the book I thought it was going to be relevant to that actually.

Interestingly, I can't think of another actor who has done two movies about food/eating.