His lamb chop recipe, for instance, calls for only six ingredients: the meat, three cloves of garlic simply halved, “a bit” of fresh rosemary and thyme, a white wine, and olive oil. In 2012, he published “The Tucci Cookbook,” tracing the recipes of Scappin’s Northern Italian family and his own. Tucci is one of Hollywood’s most well known foodies—and not just because of his involvement in nosh-centric films like Big Night and Julie & Julia.
I.V. There are some things in life that you can never get enough of: Vacations, funny animal videos, and chocolate cake are just a few things that come to my mind. Italian cookbooks are another, especially those that showcase classic family recipes. Since then, Tucci continued making projects on Italian food and cooking. As Tucci himself jokes, “I saw a neighbor hungrily eyeing our cat yesterday and it occurred to me that the woman probably hadn’t eaten meat in a week, because my gluttonous family had devoured all of the fucking beef, lamb, veal, chicken, oxtail, pork, rabbit, and game in Southwest London.” But what a way to go. The result on screen was a perfect rendition of the soul (and gut) wrenching compromises a young Italian restaurateur made in order to run a profitable business in America.
Powered by the Parse.ly Publisher Platform (P3). His second cookbook, “The Tucci Table: Cooking with Family and Friends,” came out in 2016. After his instructional Negroni-making video went viral, Stanley Tucci stopped by John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show to make a “Quarantini.” Packed with more than 200 recipes from the southern Italian Tuccis as well as Northern Italian chef Gianni Scappin, formerly of New York's Le Madri, The Tucci Cookbook offers dishes that will surely become part of your daily repertoire, such as Linguine with Clam Sauce, Braised Italian-Style Pot Roast, and Plum and Polenta Cake. The influence of these dishes has been so significant in shaping who I am that I felt it would be foolish if they were not documented for me, my children, and future generations,” he said. Now, Stanley Tucci is getting in on the fun: The actor recently shared an IGTV video filmed by his wife, Felicity Blunt, in which he makes a negroni while soothing music plays in the background. “The other day, it occurred to me that I might be able to strap a vacuum to my back like a leaf blower so that it could be with me at all times,” he writes. Also, it’s hard to think of an image much sweeter than Tucci playing “Mean King” with the younger tots—“in which I affect a very posh British accent and they come to me to ‘pay their taxes’ and then ‘steal’ them back when I ‘take a nap.’” (“I like this game because I get to sit on my ‘throne,’ an Eero Saarinen womb chair, the most comfortable seating device ever designed,” the actor confesses.). The Tucci Cookbook by actor and director Stanley Tucci, is one such book.
By Stanley Tucci 27 March 2015 • 07:10 am Bursting with fresh herbs and fish, this Stanley Tucci recipe is a kitchen staple Credit : Photo: Toby Lockerbie This version calls for a 13½in paella pan. “I wanted to do this series because I am fascinated by the diversity of Italian cuisine and set out to gain a better understanding of the country’s rich history and culture,” he said. Tuscany and Sicily were mentioned as well as the cities of Florence, Milan and Rome. (ph Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images). Tucci wrote a touching introduction in his first cookbook, where he confessed to the influence of his family’s food on his life. He authored his own cookbook, The Tucci Table, in 2012—and is now donating his percentage of the profits to Food Bank for New York City.