Garlic And Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Reichl knows that to be a good critic she has to be anonymous - but her picture is posted in every four-star, low-star kitchen in town and so she embarks on an extraordinary - and hilarious - undercover game of disguise - keeping even her husband and son in the dark.
If this was just an account of life as a restaurant critic, it would be interesting enoughBut Ruth Reichl somehow makes this an investigation into personality. In order not to be recognized when on the job as The New York Times' restaurant reviewer, she adopts a number of disguises and notes the effect this has on her own character and behavior. Oh, and the food: when she writes about what she's eating, I just salivate -- Nigella Lawson * Stylist Magazine *
Riotously, effortlessly entertaining - Ruth Reichl is witty, fair-minded, brave and a wonderful writer * New York Times *
Fast, funny, always near the knuckle - the best kind of food writing - it makes you hungry * Elisabeth Luard *
A pleasure from start to finish * Guardian *
Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it * Washington Post *
Riotously, effortlessly entertaining - Ruth Reichl is witty, fair-minded, brave and a wonderful writer * New York Times *
Fast, funny, always near the knuckle - the best kind of food writing - it makes you hungry * Elisabeth Luard *
A pleasure from start to finish * Guardian *
Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it * Washington Post *
Ruth Reichl began cooking at the age of seven. It was pure self-defense; her mother, who was affectionately known as ‘the Queen of Mold,’ inadvertently poisoned people, and Ruth felt she could do a slightly better job. Trained as an art historian, she ended up following her passion for food. She had a modest restaurant in Berkeley, then became the restaurant critic of The Los Angeles Times and then the New York Times before being named Editor in Chief of Gourmet Magazine. She has written four memoirs and three cookbooks, but Delicious! is her first novel. She lives in New York with her husband and son - and deeply regrets that she neglected to give them any reason to learn to cook.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099489979 |
| ISBN 10 | 009948997X |
| Title | Garlic And Sapphires |
| Author | Ruth Reichl |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2007-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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