- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; New edition edition (3 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 009187923X
- ISBN-13: 978-0091879235
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,047,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 humour 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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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This is a story of a life determined, enhanced and defined by a passion for food, unforgettable people and the love of tales well told. Reichl introduces us to the characters that shaped her world, from Monsieur du Croix, her mother and those who championed the organic food revolution.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I first read Ruth Reichl's 'Garlic and Sapphires' and loved her writing style and passion for food so much that I bought her earlier books!
I wasn't disappointed. This is another beautiful memoir describing Reichl's early years and experiences with food. It will be a while before I forget Alice's apple dumplings, her mother's totally orange Halloween dinner or her travels through Tunisia. The book also includes a smattering of recipes.
Absolutely delicious, a must for foodies!
I wasn't disappointed. This is another beautiful memoir describing Reichl's early years and experiences with food. It will be a while before I forget Alice's apple dumplings, her mother's totally orange Halloween dinner or her travels through Tunisia. The book also includes a smattering of recipes.
Absolutely delicious, a must for foodies!
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I first heard of Ruth Reichl during her radio interview on "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross. Later, a friend told me that Reichl also has a radio show in New York. Ah, those lucky New Yorkers...
In this book, Ruth Reichl's stories cut across the many planes of her world: food, family, self, cities, friends, and last but definitely not least -- mental illness.
Though each story in this set of memoirs is nominally "complete" with a starting and ending point that lets it stand on its own, there is nonetheless a sense of skittishness and patchiness that permeates the collection. Characters enter and exit the book with scarce, absent, or post-facto introduction. Episodes end abruptly, and suddenly Ruth is somewhere else -- in a different place and time.
These effects are surely intentional. Because they are a part of how Ruth has lived and continues to live in a life influenced by her mother's manic depression, her own emerging mental crises which! ! are mentioned in the closing chapters, and the places and times within which she lives.
Most of the stories-with-crises that Riechl tells from childhood through adulthood end on hopeful notes, but you often don't find out what happens afterward. The same with the greater story of Riechl's life -- we are hopeful that she will come out of this ok, but we can't be sure.
Readers of this book may also be interested in Ron Suskind's _A Hope in the Unseen_ (also reviewed by a few folks on this website) which ends in a similar way.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I thought this book was great! I guess I wasn't disappointed with the ending because I then went on to read "DINING OUT" by Andrew Dornenburg -- another great book in which Reichl is featured prominently, both on the cover and in the text as one of America's leading restaurant critics. After reading how she developed her passion for food in "TENDER AT THE BONE", I loved learning what her life as a restaurant reviewer was like in "DINING OUT"!
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A beautiful book.
Okay, first of all I must confess that my favourite books of all time are books sprinkled with recipes - as this book is. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2004
A joy for any foodie!
How Ruth Reichl ever became involved with food having a mother who, singlehandedly, could have wiped out an entire village is a mystery! Read more
Published on 18 July 2000 by R. Busciglio
An 'OK' read
I enjoyed the book except for the end ... it ends extremely abruptly, like a car that has just run out of gas !!! Read more
Published on 20 July 1999
Page after page of small joys
I'd never read anything by Ruth Reichl before picking up this book, but you can be assured that I will seek out her work after having put it down! Read more
Published on 22 Jun 1999
Wonderful!
I found this book moving, entertaining and down right funny! I loved strolling down "food" memory lane with her. Try the Art Park brownies!! They are delicious.
Published on 7 Jun 1999
Great food critic, lousy biographer
I've always enjoyed Reichl's NY Times food reviews - they're quick, factual and accurate. The skills that she uses so well in her food columns just don't translate well into a... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 1999
A sometimes moving memory of family and food
This beautifully written account of Ruth Reichl's warm relationship with food, is peppered with moving anectdotes about her mother and the education of one of the most influential... Read more
Published on 30 May 1999
YUM!
This book is a must for people who share the belief that eating is not a biological necessity but rather one of life's great adventures. Read more
Published on 26 May 1999
A "Bad Mom" book with recipes
While there certainly are some humorous vignettes in these food-centered memoirs,the repeated theme is "my mom was nuts, treated me badly, and made me unhappy. Read more
Published on 24 May 1999
A portrait of how family and food shaped a life.
Ruth Reichl is so brave to bare her family's dysfunctional framework and how it shaped her life as a food lover, cook and critic. Read more
Published on 8 May 1999
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