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Featuring family-friendly “simple to make and magnificently delicious” (Mario Batali) recipes and stunning photography, a practical cookbook from New York Times bestselling author, beloved actor, and respected foodie Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci’s association with wonderful foods began for fans with the movie Big Night and resonated in his role as Julia Child’s husband in Julie & Julia. But well before these films, he was enjoying innovative homemade Italian meals throughout his childhood, when family and food were nearly inseparable and cooking was always a familial venture. Now, in this family-focused cookbook, Tucci captivates food lovers’ imaginations with recipes from his traditional Italian roots as well as those of his British wife, Felicity Blunt, tied together with a modern American ribbon. The time-tested recipes include pasta alla bottarga, mushroom-stuffed trout, pork chops with onions and mustard sauce, barbeque chicken wings, and much, much more! Nothing will make you happier to spend time with family than the aroma of a hearty Italian dish sizzling on the stovetop. Featuring 100 luscious, full-color photographs, The Tucci Table captures the true joys of family cooking. Buon appetito!
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美食家として名高い名優スタンリー・トゥッチが綴る本書は、単なるレシピ集を超えた、味覚による家族のクロニクルです。イタリアの情熱的な伝統と英国の端正な感性が、米国の自由な空気の中で溶け合う様は、人生の豊かさを象徴する文学的な美しさに満ちています。食卓を「愛の対話の場」として描き出す彼の筆致は、読者の五感を激しく揺さぶります。 映画「ビッグ・ナイト」や「ジュリー&ジュリア」で彼が体現した食への献身は、演技ではなく人生そのものでした。本書を読むことで、スクリーンから漂っていた芳醇な香りが確かな体温を伴って立ち上がります。映像が描く美学と、紙面が伝える日常の慈しみ。両者が共鳴することで、彼の料理哲学は完璧な輪郭を持って私たちの魂へ届けられるのです。