{"product_id":"the-tucci-cookbook-family-friends-and-food-9781451661255","title":"The Tucci Cookbook: Family, Friends and Food","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Tucci Family brings wine pairings, updated recipes, gorgeous photography, and family memories to a new generation of Italian food lovers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is some truth to the old adage, \"Most of the world eats to live, but Italians live to eat.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is it about a good Italian supper that feels like home, no matter where you're from? Heaping plates of steaming pasta . . . crisp fresh vegetables...simple hearty soups...sumptuous stuffed meats...all punctuated with luscious, warm confections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For acclaimed actor Stanley Tucci, teasing our taste buds in classic foodie films such as \u003ci\u003eBig Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJulie \u0026amp; Julia \u003c\/i\u003ewas a logical progression from a childhood filled with innovative homemade Italian meals: decadent Venetian Seafood Salad; rich and gratifying Lasagna Made with Polenta and Gorgonzola Cheese; spicy Spaghetti with Tomato and Tuna; delicate Pork Tenderloin with Fennel and Rosemary; fruity Roast Duck with Fresh Figs; flavorful Baked Whole Fish in an Aromatic Salt Crust; savory Eggplant and Zucchini Casserole with Potatoes; buttery Plum and Polenta Cake; and yes, of course, the legendary Timpano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring nearly 200 irresistible recipes, perfectly paired with delicious wines, \u003ci\u003eThe Tucci Cookbook \u003c\/i\u003eis brimming with robust flavors, beloved Italian traditions, mouthwatering photographs, and engaging, previously untold stories from the family's kitchen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItalian American actor Stanley Tucci was born in New York in 1960. He has directed five films and appeared over seventy films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEasy A\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Terminal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as more than a dozen plays, on and off Broadway. He starred in \u003ci\u003eJulie \u0026amp; Julia\u003c\/i\u003e, opposite Meryl Streep, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lovely Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination, for Best Supporting Actor. He is the winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmys. Tucci's foodie TV show, \u003ci\u003eStanley Tucci: Searching for Italy\u003c\/i\u003e, recently aired on CBS and is nominated for an Emmy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50570798465298,"sku":"9781451661255","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f49062d1-6084-4a6c-8775-a4196368e200.jpg?v=1731961471","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tucci-cookbook-family-friends-and-food-9781451661255","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}