What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts): The instant Sunday Times Bestseller by Stanley Tucci

What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts) by Stanley Tucci explores the role food has played throughout his life, from memorable dishes enjoyed in historic settings to meals fitted around work and family routines. The book is presented as an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

Across twelve months, Tucci records what he eats in a wide range of places and situations: restaurants and home kitchens, film sets and press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, family and strangers, and sometimes alone. The meals described range from duck à l’orange shared with fellow actors and cooked by singing Carmelite nuns, to barbecued steaks at gatherings with friends, and meatballs made by his mother and son and eaten with three generations of his family.

Key details

• Author: Stanley Tucci
• Described as an instant Sunday Times bestseller
• Structured around twelve months of eating
• Settings include restaurants, kitchens, film sets and press junkets
• Meals are shared with friends, family, strangers and occasionally alone

Synopsis

Food is central to Stanley Tucci’s life, from stracciatella soup served near the Pantheon to marinara sauce cooked between rehearsals and costume fittings, and home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime. In What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts), he documents a year of meals across different places, countries and company.

Through dishes such as duck à l’orange, barbecued steaks and family-made meatballs, the book shows how everyday eating can bring structure and richness to his days.