Reichl, Ruth

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"Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it. . . . Reichl makes the reader feel present with her, sharing the experience." --Washington Post Book World "An absolute delight to read . . . how lucky we are that [Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite." --Newsday "A poignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [Reichl] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, steered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world's leading food writers." --Chicago Sun-Times "While all good food writers are humorous .  .  .  few are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl.  .  .  .  [She] is also witty, fair-minded, brave, and a wonderful writer." --New York Times Book Review "[In] this lovely memoir .  .  .  we find young Ruth desperately trying to steer her manic mother's unwary guests toward something edible.  It's a job she does now .  .  .  in her columns, and whose intimate imperatives she illuminates in this graceful book." --The New Yorker "A savory memoir of [Reichl's] apprentice years.  .  .  .  Reichl describes [her] experiences with infectious humor, .  .  .  the descriptions of each sublime taste are mouth-wateringly precise.  .  .  .  A perfectly balanced stew of memories." --Kirkus Reviews From the Trade Paperback edition.