“Sharing food is one of the purest human acts,” says Stanley Tucci. Essentially this is exactly as it says: a diary of 12 months’ worth of meals. But with Stanley’s sharp wit it is so much more. It’s the story of how a simple meal of meatballs and pasta is elevated when cooked and shared by three generations of his family. To accompany this, Stanley’s 2014 cookbook The Tucci Table has been re-released in an updated edition.

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