THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. For Stanley and foodie fans, this is the perfect, irresistible gift.

Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and his legendary Negronis, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around he table. In Searching For Italy, he revealed his passion for the secrets and delights of the country's many cuisines. Now, he shares the magic of a lifetime of meals, and the stories behind them.

Filled with anecdotes about growing up, shooting foodie films like Julie & Julia, falling in love across the table, and making dinner for his family, Taste is a reflection on the joys of food and life itself. Through five-star meals and burnt dishes, and from the good times to the bad, each morsel of this gastronomic journey is as heartfelt and delicious as the last.

'It's impossible to read this without becoming ravenous!' Nigella Lawson

'Superb ... Establishes Tucci as one of the wisest and most generous personalities of our time' Daily Mail

'The man, the myth, The Devil Wears Prada legend Stanley Tucci has blessed our hungry souls with a food memoir ... Prepare to feel bereaved when it's over' Evening Standard

Sunday Times bestseller, October 2021

About the Author
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.

Reviews
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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241501009
Author Stanley Tucci
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Fig Tree
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 260g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 30mm