**INSTANT *NEW YORK TIMES *BESTSELLER* * **Named a Notable Book of the Year by NPR and* The Washington Post*** **From award-winning actor and food* ***obsessive** ******Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.** Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen 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 savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them.​ *Taste* is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York; preparing for and shooting the foodie films *Big Night* and *Julie &Julia*; falling in love over dinner; and teaming up with his wife to create meals for a multitude of children. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad, five-star meals and burned dishes, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last. Written with Stanley’s signature wry humor, *Taste* is for fans of Bill Buford, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Ruth Reichl—and anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal.
