4.0

4 stars.

Gifted to me by my husband after we enjoyed Taste of Italy with Stanley Tucci, I wasn't sure what this book would be. It was a very charming diary of sorts. Stanley recounts over the course of 2023 his culinary experiences. Some homemade, some gastronomic adventures. It includes some recipes and a lot of name dropping. It doesn't ring obnoxious nor irritating after his decades in the industry and his marriage to a fellow insider. It just made me wish I had an invitation to the Tucci table.