Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table

Reichl, Ruth; Ruth Reichl

ISBN 10: 0767903382 / ISBN 13: 9780767903387

Published by Broadway Books, New York, 1999

About this Item

282 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Seller Inventory # 1FislCg0010

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
• Publisher: Broadway Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0767903382
• ISBN 13: 9780767903387
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Gabrielle Bordwin (Cover Design)
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Memoirs, Literary Studies
  • Food and Wine, Specialty Cuisine
  • Food and Restaurants

About this title

Synopsis

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.  Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the organic food revolution in the 1970s.  Spiced with Reichl's infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist's coming-of-age.

About the Author

Ruth Reichl is the restaurant critic for the New York Times.  She lives in New York City with her husband, her son, and two cats.