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A review by sarahbythebook
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
I'm not usually one for a memoir—celebrity or otherwise—but I saw so many positive things about Taste that I decided to pick it up on a whim. If the five star rating wasn't clue enough, it was more than worth the purchase!
As a casual fan of Stanley Tucci, I really enjoyed this book. As comes with the territory, he is a wonderful story-teller. His voice through the page is inviting and warm while keeping hold of the brilliance and wit we regularly see on screen. With that larger-than-life silver screen presence, this book brings Tucci back into the realm of reality—a man who loves his family, loves food, and connects with those in his life in the kitchen or at the table.
I thought the short chapter discussing both COVID and his and his late wife's cancer battles were among the more poignant elements, while the tongue-in-cheek name dropping keeps the book flowing like a good wine. As the by-line suggests, Tucci weaves his life story around and throughout food. It is a common element in all our lives, though with significantly less flair than the Tucci table, I'd wager. His story is relatable, though—family meals, trials of life, joys of parenting, the taxation of both work and illness. Tucci is more real through the words on this page than he has been ever on screen, and his passion for food and the art he finds in making and sharing a meal really shines through.
If you like Stanley Tucci the actor, I highly recommend Stanley Tucci the author and chef.
As a casual fan of Stanley Tucci, I really enjoyed this book. As comes with the territory, he is a wonderful story-teller. His voice through the page is inviting and warm while keeping hold of the brilliance and wit we regularly see on screen. With that larger-than-life silver screen presence, this book brings Tucci back into the realm of reality—a man who loves his family, loves food, and connects with those in his life in the kitchen or at the table.
I thought the short chapter discussing both COVID and his and his late wife's cancer battles were among the more poignant elements, while the tongue-in-cheek name dropping keeps the book flowing like a good wine. As the by-line suggests, Tucci weaves his life story around and throughout food. It is a common element in all our lives, though with significantly less flair than the Tucci table, I'd wager. His story is relatable, though—family meals, trials of life, joys of parenting, the taxation of both work and illness. Tucci is more real through the words on this page than he has been ever on screen, and his passion for food and the art he finds in making and sharing a meal really shines through.
If you like Stanley Tucci the actor, I highly recommend Stanley Tucci the author and chef.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Medical content