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exploring taste – Spring/Summer 2016 people – Classic Tucci

Stanley Tucci grew up in a loving Italian family where he was taught vital life lessons at the dinner

table. Sitting down for a sprawling family meal together was the occasion for a joyous mix of cuisine
and conversation. This was also how the talented actor developed an abiding passion for food and a
deep appreciation for how wine could enhance the overall experience of dining. While his mother
Joan would come up with one variation after another on classic Italian ‘old country’ dishes, his father
was constantly trying out new wines as well as producing his own private vintage in the basement of

their New York home.

AN INTERVIEW WITH STANLEY TUCCI
CLASSIC

TUCCI

Words Photography

RICHARD ALDHOUS CEDRIC ANGELES

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