The House Of Flowers

A delicious story of appetite, family and pasta. A serious amount of pasta. In this gloriously written memoir, the ever tasteful Stanley Tucci invites us to his table and feeds us all the good stuff

Jay Rayner

An instant classic . . . As captivating, simple, charming and insanely moreish as the best Italian food. Take it to bed with you and you will fall asleep dreaming you're in Italy. But take it to the kitchen and you will find yourself using it as often as a pan or a peeler

Stephen Fry

It's impossible to read this without becoming ravenous!

Nigella Lawson

It is as infectious as it is delicious, as funny as it is insightful. The only reason to put this book down, is to go cook and eat from it'

Heston Blumenthal

This is a book I shall have in my kitchen, by the bed and in my suitcase whenever I travel to Italy. I plan to buy at least three for myself and my friends, and suggest you do too

Ruth Rogers, The River Cafe

Funny, heart-breaking, fascinating, intimate and beautifully-written

Kate Mosse

This superb book...Taste enriches the reader and establishes Tucci as one of the wisest and most generous personalities of our time.

Roger Lewis, Daily Mail

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. He divulges some of his most treasured memories and stories behind favourite recipes - prepare to feel bereaved when it's over.

Joanna Taylor, Evening Standard

Tucci, as all the world knows by now, likes to eat and drink . . . His memoir, however, takes his passion to another level . . . The world needs more men like this

Observer

A luscious feast of stories

The i

He writes as if the reader were sitting as a guest at his table regaling them with memories from his childhood, life and work, and richly describing the meals that underpinned them

New Statesman

A brilliant food-led memoir from the all-round gem, Stanley Tucci. It's a love letter to food and a life lived in the pursuit of the good things

Anna Jones, Author of 'One Pot, Pan, Planet'

Taste confirmed my impressions of Tucci: he really would be a dream dinner party host; he really does know about food, and cares deeply about its connective role in family and community. His zestful celebration of cultural heritage and culinary creativity reminds us to savour la dolce vita

Evening Standard

A divine celebration of food, Italy and life, this joyous memoir from the popular actor is a real treat

Woman & Home

It's heaven

Sophie Dahl

I loved it

Zoe Ball

I read it through the night. 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

Funny and heartwarming

GQ

Moving, funny and greedy . . . If food is everything to you, you'll love it

Diana Henry, Sunday Telegraph

An enriching book

Daily Mail

His descriptions of the Italian food he grew up with, woven through with family stories and the recipes he's encountered on his travels, will leave you hungry - and in no doubt that this is a man who knows both how to eat and how to live

Guardian

A delicious foodie memoir . . . An intimate reflection on the intersection between food and life

Irish Daily Mirror

Incredibly seductive ... A warm and lovely book

Financial Times, Best Books of 2022: Food and Drink

'A rip-roaring combination of high romance and breathless excitement'

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