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What I Ate in One Year

By: Stanley Tucci
Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
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From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year’s worth of meals.

“Sharing food is one of the purest human acts.”

Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between scene rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime.

Now, in What I Ate in One Year Tucci records twelve months of eating—in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself.

Ranging from the mouth-wateringly memorable to the comfortingly domestic and to the infuriatingly inedible, the meals memorialised in this diary are a prism for him to reflect on the ways his life, and his family, are constantly evolving. Through food he marks—and mourns—the passing of time, the loss of loved ones, and steels himself for what is to come.

Whether it’s duck a l’orange eaten with fellow actors and cooked by singing Carmelite nuns, steaks barbequed at a gathering with friends, or meatballs made by his mother and son and shared at the table with three generations of his family, these meals give shape and add emotional richness to his days.

What I Ate in One Year is a funny, poignant, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives. Biographies & Memoirs Entertainment & Celebrities Heartfelt Culinary Funny Celebrity Professionals & Academics Witty

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"Soon Stanley Tucci may be as famous as a food writer as he is as an actor. A nuanced narrator who plays with tone and tempo like a jazz musician, he knows how to be ironic, self-effacing, witty, and charming, yet his performance is most satisfying because of his restraint. Often he describes a dish as simply “delicious” rather than extolling its virtues. Happily, this candid diary-like memoir does not contain every day’s meals, meetings, outings, parentings. Tucci is a creative gourmand who is mischievous (he whispers his preparation of pigeon breasts) and masterfully ends each section with suggestions, recipes, appreciations, and observations. Since he’s an Italophile and pasta devotee, his greatest love is, of course, la cucina Italiana."
Engaging Storytelling • Heartfelt Reflections • Soothing Voice • Culinary Adventures • Personal Connections

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Not only was the text captivating, but his pacing and passion came through every minute. I’ve been recommending it to everyone and now must turn my attention to his other books. Very much recommended.

Feels like sitting at a great dinner with a friend

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everything here was exactly what was expected from a Stanley tucci observational diary about food. he clearly has a strong connection to food, I'd argue almost stronger than his connection to the theater.

it is pretty amusing to me how he nonchalantly name drops people in a non obnoxious manner. his friends list is definitely different than my friends list, but they seem to do the same things that I do.

descriptions of what he's been eating for all of 2023 are mouth watering, and his relish for all of it comes through on the reading.

if you're a fan of The Tuche, you really should have a listen.

felt a little like hanging out with tucci

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An entertaining and delightful look into Stanley Tucci’s life. Candid and full of dry wit and, at times, the thoughtful and insightful pondering of life, death and the meaning of life.

Delightful

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The book is written like a diary but his stories meander through his life over a year with interesting stories about his family life and friends, his musings about life in general and his stage in life with all his philosophical “aha! statements.” Stanley Tucci can read the constitution to me and I’d still listen to him.

It’s like having coffee in his kitchen

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Stanley Tucci is a magnificent and mesmerizing storyteller, this book is a must! It’s relatable, sweet, touching, delicious and dreamy.

A true storyteller

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