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"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...

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Main Author: Reichl, Ruth (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010.
Edition:Random House Trade paperback ed.
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Reichl, Ruth.
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Summary:"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 souffle, 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"--Publisher description.
Item Description:"Originally published in hardcover and in different form ... in 1998."
Includes reader's guide (p. [285]-289).
Physical Description:x, 289 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9780812981117
0812981111
Author Notes:Ruth Reichl was born in New York City on January 16, 1948. In 1970, she graduated from the University of Michigan with a M.A. in art history. She became a food writer and magazine editor for New West magazine. Later she worked for the Los Angeles Times, first as the restaurant editor and then food editor. She received two James Beard Awards. In 1993, she moved back to New York to become the restaurant critic for The New York Times. She was the editor in chief of Gourmet Magazine for ten years.

She is the author of the memoirs Garlic and Sapphires, Tender at the Bone, and Comfort Me with Apples and the novel Delicious! Her latest book, My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, was published in 2015.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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