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I Never Forget a Meal: An Indulgent Reminiscence
I Never Forget a Meal An Indulgent Reminiscence Author:Michael Tucker Best known for his portrayal of Stuart Markowitz on the television series L.A. Law, actor Michael Tucker is as accomplished a bon vivant as he is an actor. In this delightful memoir he vividly evokes the personal and professional highlights of his life through his fondest food memories -- from a childhood crab feast on Chesapeake Bay to... more » a bluefish lunch in Boston with Julia Child.
Recalling a well-fed, highly spiced past, Tucker reveals how all the important events in his life are somehow related to food: his memories of falling in love with Jill Eikenberry, for instance, are forever linked to the cheesesteak sandwiches he ate after sneaking over to her apartment. Here are teenage reminiscences of Baltimore brisket sandwiches, Hollywood eats with pal Steven Bochco, and a year in Rome with Lina Wertmuller and Italian food -- "the most emotional, most soul-satisfying in the world."
Tucker includes some hilarious set pieces, like the barbecue accident in the cow pasture and an adventure he wryly refers to as the Great Seafood Disaster of '81. But he also writes about life-transforming events, like his daughter's near-fatal car crash and Jill's cancer. What emerges from these pungent pages is a portrait of a man who loves food and life in equal -- and outsize -- measure.« less