{"product_id":"books-garlic-and-sapphires-by-ruth-reichl","title":"Garlic and Sapphires","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eSave Me the Plums\u003c\/i\u003e Ruth Reichl's iconic, bestselling memoir of her time as an undercover restaurant critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Expansive and funny.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRuth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and former editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, knows a thing or two about food. She also knows that as the most important food critic in the country, you need to be anonymous when reviewing some of the most high-profile establishments in the biggest restaurant town in the world--a charge she took very seriously, taking on the guise of a series of eccentric personalities. In \u003ci\u003eGarlic and Sapphires\u003c\/i\u003e, Reichl reveals the comic absurdity, artifice, and excellence to be found in the sumptuously appointed stages of the epicurean world and gives us--along with some of her favorite recipes and reviews--her remarkable reflections on how one's outer appearance can influence one's inner character, expectations, and appetites, not to mention the quality of service one receives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"[A] wonderful book, which is funny--at times laugh-out-loud funny--and smart and wise.\" --Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53767005962513,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780143036616.jpg?v=1783932609","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/books-garlic-and-sapphires-by-ruth-reichl","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}