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About Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci is an actor, writer, director, and producer. He has directed five films and appeared in over seventy films, countless television shows, and a dozen plays on and off Broadway. He has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Tony, and a spoken word Grammy; is a winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmys; and has received numerous other critical and professional awards and accolades.
A lover of all things culinary Stanley wrote and directed Big Night, the critically acclaimed movie about two brothers running a failing restaurant, starred in Julie and Julia and is the host of Emmy nominated Searching for Italy. He is also pretty adept with a cocktail shaker.
He is the author of Taste: My Life Through Food and two cookbooks, The Tucci Table and The Tucci Cookbook.
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From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
'It's impossible to read this without becoming ravenous!' -- Nigella Lawson
'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
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and the perfect Negroni, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the 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 recipes and into the stories behind them.
Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about growing up in Westchester, New York, preparing for and filming the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia, falling in love over dinner, and teaming up with his wife to create conversation-starting meals for their children. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad, five-star meals and burnt dishes, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last.
Written with Stanley's signature wry humour and nostalgia, Taste is a heartwarming read that will be irresistible for anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal.
'The man, the myth, The Devil Wears Prada legend Stanley Tucci has blessed our hungry souls with a food memoir [... in which] he divulges some of his most treasured memories and stories behind favourite recipes - prepare to feel bereaved when it's over' - - Evening Standard
'Superb ... Taste enriches the reader and establishes Tucci as one of the wisest and most generous personalities of our time' - - Daily Mail
There is some truth to the old adage “Most of the world eats to live, but Italians live to eat.”
What is it about a good Italian supper that feels like home, no matter where you’re from? Heaping plates of steaming pasta . . . crisp fresh vegetables . . . simple hearty soups . . . sumptuous stuffed meats . . . all punctuated with luscious, warm confections.
For acclaimed actor Stanley Tucci, teasing our taste buds in classic foodie films such as Big Night and Julie & Julia was a logical progression from a childhood filled with innovative homemade Italian meals: decadent Venetian Seafood Salad; rich and gratifying Lasagna Made with Polenta and Gorgonzola Cheese; spicy Spaghetti with Tomato and Tuna; delicate Pork Tenderloin with Fennel and Rosemary; fruity Roast Duck with Fresh Figs; flavorful Baked Whole Fish in an Aromatic Salt Crust; savory Eggplant and Zucchini Casserole with Potatoes; buttery Plum and Polenta Cake; and yes, of course, the legendary Timpano.
Featuring nearly 200 irresistible recipes, perfectly paired with delicious wines, The Tucci Cookbook is brimming with robust flavors, beloved Italian traditions, mouthwatering photographs, and engaging, previously untold stories from the family’s kitchen.
O premiado ator e diretor Stanley Tucci convida o leitor à mesa para um bom Negroni e histórias de uma vida gastronomicamente encantadora
Todos nós temos alguma receita de família ou já vivemos a experiência de, com uma garfada, nos surpreendermos com lembranças de momentos e pessoas especiais da nossa história. Com Stanley Tucci não é diferente. Ator excepcional de filmes como O diabo veste Prada e Jogos vorazes, sua história de vida daria um filme, sempre marcada pelos sabores que ele experimentou e compartilhou com pessoas queridas. Nascido em uma típica família ítalo-americana de Nova York, Stanley cresceu ao redor de uma mesa farta. Jantares cotidianos transformados em experiências quase transcendentais pelas mãos de Joan, sua mãe; receitas que atravessaram gerações e que representam a verdadeira herança da família Tucci; a emoção envolvida em cada etapa de um prato — do plantio à colheita, da fermentação ao jarro de vinho caseiro que circula entre os comensais —; uma atmosfera em que comida e afeto se fundiram de tal forma que transformaram a vida de Stanley em uma eterna busca por sabor.
Engana-se quem pensa que atuar ao lado de Meryl Streep, flertar com sua futura mulher, Felicity Blunt, à beira do lago de Como na mansão de George Clooney ou jantar com Marcello Mastroianni em um bistrô em Roma são, aos olhos do autor, as experiências mais marcantes de sua trajetória. Com elegância e carisma, é pelo paladar afetivo que Stanley rememora a própria vida: o assombro e as risadas diante da indescritível linguiça que compartilhou com Meryl; se apaixonar enquanto depenava com Felicity um faisão; a pasta e fagioli irreplicável e exclusiva que Mastroianni pediu para todos naquela noite.
Essa mistura de culinária e emoção é o que realça cada página deste livro, uma deliciosa viagem por tudo que Stanley Tucci viu, ouviu e, sobretudo, experimentou. Recheado de receitas clássicas e histórias deliciosas — das aventuras na infância em Westchester; da vida de um jovem ator pelas ruas de Manhattan em busca do próximo teste e do próximo restaurante; dos muitos serviços de bufê e amigos que encontrou por sets de filmagem pelo mundo –, Sabor é um convite despretensioso à mesa e à vida de um contador de histórias por excelência.
As seen on BBC2's Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Food can bind and govern a family and no one knows this more than Hollywood actor and respected foodie, Stanley Tucci. Throughout his childhood, cooking was a familial venture evoking a wealth of memories and traditions.
Featuring family-friendly dishes and stunning photography THE TUCCI TABLE will captivate food lovers' imaginations with recipes from Stanley's traditional Italian roots as well as those of his British wife, Felicity Blunt. Each dish is introduced by Stanley and he offers an insight into why each recipe is so special to his family. Recipes include Pasta Al Forno, Roasted Sea bass, Pan Seared Venison and British classics such as Shepherd's Pie and Sausage Rolls.
THE TUCCI TABLE captures the true joys of family cooking.