Reviews

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

rachel3000's review

3.0

Pros: I enjoyed this book as a lighthearted read in contrast to much of the news in the world today.
I thought his description of his life during Covid lockdown and his experience with cancer was powerful.

Cons: Even though I love Italian food, Mr. Tucci and I clearly have different preferences.
The description of a timpano made my stomach turn a little bit (google it if you dare). I also found it funny that simple recipes such as spaghetti with pan fried zucchini was presented as "elevated" when that was basically what I ate in college when I didn't know how to cook.

booksaremythirdplace's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

vaf87's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

harrisonarachel's review

3.0

Beautifully written, can’t wait to make some of the dishes he included in the book. He seems like such a wonderful person. I want to be his friend.

ally71106's review

5.0

Lovley, heartwarming, anecdotal, all around good time. I want to cook and taste everything he writes about. ST just makes everything feel good and makes the world a little less bleak.

hannahboice's review

4.0

I was between 3 and 4 stars with this book. It was great read that felt elegant to be a part of and left me understanding who he is in his taste of food and life. The only thing I didn’t love was the ego at times. He covered his name dropping with comedy but it fell flat and took away from the elegance of the book.

ellievberg's review

funny hopeful medium-paced

4.5

bhnmt61's review

5.0

I drove about fifteen hours by myself over the past two days and Mr. Tucci was excellent company. Highly recommend the audio version.

margreaves's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

3.5

andotherworlds's review

4.0

4 // je suis une tucci stan methinks