Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci – A Book Recommendation

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

I had to grab a copy of Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci after watching a Chelsea Fagan Tiktok where she talked about people she admires. She mentioned Stanley Tucci as being someone who really enjoys indulging in one of life’s greatest pleasures: food. In the span of a minute, she completely sold me on Tucci and I couldn’t wait to devour his book—no pun intended, believe it or not!

Before he became a famous actor, Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that shared meals every night around the table. The way he described those meals made me feel like I was right there with them.

The book is a journey through Tucci’s life experiences, from growing up in New York to losing his first wife to remarrying after finding another food obsessive like himself. He allows readers to travel with him to Italy and France, and he even shares his pandemic food schedule where he had children of varying ages to cook for.

I fell head over heels in love with Tucci’s wit and heart. I also walked away with a deep desire to make a pasta sauce from zucchini and cook in my backyard with friends.

Silly as it may sound, my life feels different after reading Taste: My Life Through Food.

It allows for free personal expression like painting, musical composition or writing and yet fulfils a most practical need: the need to eat. Edible art. What could be better?

Stanley Tucci, Taste: My Life Through Food

If you’re giving Taste: My Life Through Food as a gift, here are a few things to consider:

The vibes are funny, inspiring, nostalgic, and even a bit sad at times with a medium pace.

It’s the perfect book for Stanley Tucci fans (obviously!) and anyone who ties food to family. Foodies will LOVE it! It’s also a nice little supportive hug from Stanley to those batting salivary cancer.

Permission to judge a book by its cover!

The book’s cover is perfectly simple with Stanley Tucci’s face partially obscured by the title—it’s fun! Speaking of fun, @bookishgardeneruk, and @letmollyread seem to have had fun styling their books with delectable food and drink!

*Taste: My Life Through Food fulfilled my POPSUGAR Reading Challenge prompt for a celebrity memoir.