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`If this was just an account of life as a restaurant critic, it would be interesting enough. But 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 review, she adopts a number of disguises and notes the effect this has on her own character and behavior. Oh, and the food she writes about what she's eating, I just salivate' --Nigella Lawson, STYLIST
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In the bestselling tradition of Nigel Slater and Anthony Bourdain, comes the sumptuous and riotous account of undercover food critic Ruth Reichl
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When Ruth Reichl arrives in New York from Los Angeles, the restaurants are expecting her! She is told by a woman on the plane that there is a photo of her by the till in every restaurant she is likely to review. A plan is needed! So Reichl develops a series of disguises so that she can eat incognito.
(She then eats at the same restaurant with no disguise and notes the different way she is treated!)
I loved every minute I spent reading this book. Reichl obviously adores food and this is really apparent. She writes about food in a way that is totally lacking in pomposity (other food critics could take a note from her book.)
The book explores not only a series of gorgeous meals, and a few not so gorgeous ones! But also the whole experience of eating in wonderful restaurants, and the differnce disguises and company make to the experience.
Cannot recommend this highly enough.....delicious!
(She then eats at the same restaurant with no disguise and notes the different way she is treated!)
I loved every minute I spent reading this book. Reichl obviously adores food and this is really apparent. She writes about food in a way that is totally lacking in pomposity (other food critics could take a note from her book.)
The book explores not only a series of gorgeous meals, and a few not so gorgeous ones! But also the whole experience of eating in wonderful restaurants, and the differnce disguises and company make to the experience.
Cannot recommend this highly enough.....delicious!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Three stars is mean; three and a half would be fair. I enjoyed reading this book and I'd recommend it, but I know I'll never pick it up again. Reichl writes well and has a genuine and articulate interest in food, and her accounts of the weirdness of life as a high-profile food critic are absolutely winning. The excitement of going to work for the NY Times - and finding she's famous, at least in restaurants - is lovely to read about. I found the autobiographical elements, however, strikingly strange. She flirts with different identities, flirts with affairs, and it is unsettlingly unclear how much this was invented to help the book along and how much an expression of her character. It felt like a major thread of the book that hadn't quite been woven in properly. I'd probably be less dis-satisfied if she didn't write so well - as it was I really felt frustrated that she hadn't put all the bits of the book into place.
A good read but not, I think, as good as it could have been.
A good read but not, I think, as good as it could have been.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When Ruth Reichl arrives in New York from Los Angeles, the restaurants are expecting her! She is told by a woman on the plane that there is a photo of her by the till in every restaurant she is likely to review. A plan is needed! So Reichl develops a series of disguises so that she can eat incognito.
(She then eats at the same restaurant with no disguise and notes the different way she is treated!)
I loved every minute I spent reading this book. Reichl obviously adores food and this is really apparent. She writes about food in a way that is totally lacking in pomposity (other food critics could take a note from her book.)
The book explores not only a series of gorgeous meals, and a few not so gorgeous ones! But also the whole experience of eating in wonderful restaurants, and the differnce disguises and company make to the experience.
Cannot recommend this highly enough.....delicious!
(She then eats at the same restaurant with no disguise and notes the different way she is treated!)
I loved every minute I spent reading this book. Reichl obviously adores food and this is really apparent. She writes about food in a way that is totally lacking in pomposity (other food critics could take a note from her book.)
The book explores not only a series of gorgeous meals, and a few not so gorgeous ones! But also the whole experience of eating in wonderful restaurants, and the differnce disguises and company make to the experience.
Cannot recommend this highly enough.....delicious!
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Elegant and engaging
I was intrigued by this book right from the outset: a restaurant critic (can you imagine a nicer job? Read more
Published 28 days ago by Mia James
Food Reviews
Very interesting book and well worth a read if you are at all interested in food. The book begins with Ruth on a plane to research her new life as a food critic on the East Coast. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Livsey
Surprisingly moving.
I had high hopes for this book and I was looking forward to delving into the New York restaurant scene. I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Greekfoodie
Fab-u-lous!!
Loved this book - ideal for those who love New York, food, dressing up or just those who like a good read.
Published 17 months ago by tc853
A pleasure to read
A really interesting look behind the life of a food critic and some wonderful recipes as well. Thoroughly enjoyed this book, parts made me laugh out loud and parts made me want to... Read more
Published 18 months ago by LouR
Pure genius- a must read for foodies. Be prepared to drool!!!
I am in awe of Ruth Reichl's talents at making food spring to life purely through the written word alone. The woman is a genius! Read more
Published 23 months ago by Nicola F (Nic)
Yummy Funny
I thoroughly enjoyed this book; Ruth's account of her life as the restaurant critic at the New York times is unmissable. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2006 by M. Chkheidze-brett
Deliciously Delightful
. Eliot, "Four Quartets", "Garlic and sapphires in the mud". 'You love to eat, you love to write, you love the generosity of the cooks, and what happens around a table when a great... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2005 by prisrob
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