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From the beloved author of Taste- a delicious testament to the profound role food plays in our lives, written in real-time over the course of a year This book is an attempt to distill in prose, a year of my life into something that recognizes my past, present and future, all through the prism of food. It is a life in microcosm, about the passage of time and all the food that goes with it. Stanley Tucci's family life has always revolved around food- eating it, talking about it, thinking about it. Over the course of the last year, he has been committing these moments to memory, recording his life in real time, in food. Through these daily entries, food - ranging from the mundane to the gastronomically sublime - serves as a prism for recollection, and for deeper thinking about life, love, death, regret and hope. From jam sandwiches to haute cuisine, through disastrous home experiments and fluke kitchen successes, Stanley's food diary is more than a record of gluttony. In focussing on a single year, he recognises the ways his family life is constantly evolving, mourns what has already passed, and steels himself for what is to come. What I Ate in One Year is heartwarming and heartfelt, intimate and charming, and a delicious testament to the profound role food plays in our lives - and how it helps us find joy in the now.

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This is a man who knows both how to eat and how to live * Guardian, praise for Taste *
Food memoirs are tough to pull off, but Tucci's has the essentials: honesty, humour, humility and real acquired knowledge . . . I want the sequel * Spectator, praise for Taste *
Superb ... Establishes Tucci as one of the wisest and most generous personalities of our time * Daily Mail, praise for Taste *
The man, the myth, The Devil Wears Prada legend Stanley Tucci has blessed our hungry souls with a food memoir to feed our mounting appetite for the actor and cook's wit, warmth and, let's face it: tight polo shirts ... Prepare to feel bereaved when it's over * Evening Standard, praise for Taste *

Author Bio

Stanley Tucci is an actor, writer, director, and producer. He has directed five films and appeared in over seventy films, countless television shows, and a dozen plays on and off Broadway. He has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Tony, and a spoken word Grammy; is a winner of two Golden Globes and five Emmys; and has received numerous other critical and professional awards and accolades. His memoir Taste- My Life Through Food is published by Fig Tree. He is also author of two cookbooks, The Tucci Table and The Tucci Cookbook.