Tender At The Bone: Growing Up At The Table

Reichl, Ruth

ISBN 10: 1865086975 / ISBN 13: 9781865086972

Published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001

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Some Page Yellowing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tender At The Bone: Growing Up At The Table
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin, Sydney
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1865086975
• ISBN 13: 9781865086972
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

New York Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl shares lessons learned at the hands (and kitchen counters) of family members and friends throughout her life, from growing up with her taste-blind mother to the comfort of cream puffs while away at boarding school on "Mars" (Montreal seemed just as far away) to her most memorable meal, taken on a mountainside in Greece. Her stories shine with the voices and recipes of those she has encountered on the way, such as her Aunt Birdie's maid and companion, Alice, who first taught Reichl both the power of cooking and how to make perfect apple dumplings; the family's mysterious patrician housekeeper, Mrs. Peavey, who always remembered to make extra pastry for the beef Wellington; Serafina, the college roommate with whom Reichl explored a time of protest and political and personal discovery; and, finally, cookbook author Marion Cunningham, who, after tales of her midlife struggles and transformation, gave Reichl the strength to overcome her own anxieties. Reichl's wry and gentle humor pervades the book, and makes readers feel as if they're right at the table, laughing at one great story after another (and delighting in a gourmet meal at the same time, of course). Reichl's narrative of a life lived and remembered through the palate will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned.