Ruth Reichl

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born

January 16, 1948 in New York, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.ruthreichl.com/

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Cooking, Food & Wine, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

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Ruth Reichl is an American food writer, the editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine and culinary editor for the Modern Library.
Born to parents Ernst and Miriam (née Brudno), she was raised in New York City and spent time at a boarding school in Montreal. She attended the University of Michigan, where she met her first husband, the artist Douglas Hollis. She graduated in 1970 with a M.A. in art history.

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Books by Ruth Reichl

Average rating: 3.90 · 34,705 ratings · 4,590 reviews · 28 distinct works

	Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise 3.86 avg rating — 12,095 ratings — published 2005 — 20 editions	My rating:
	Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table 4.00 avg rating — 11,074 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table 3.92 avg rating — 6,515 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions	My rating:
	The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes by Ruth Reichl (Editor), John Willoughby (Adapted by), Zanne Early Stewart (Adapted by) 4.10 avg rating — 1,759 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way 3.34 avg rating — 1,714 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	My rating:
	For You Mom, Finally 3.34 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen 3.99 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet 3.59 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Endless Feasts: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet 3.64 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	History in a Glass: Sixty Years of Wine Writing from Gourmet 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.”
― Ruth Reichl

tags: community , eating , food , life , sharing

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“Anyone who thinks they're too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinner”
― Ruth Reichl

tags: cooking , food , gourmet , humor

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“Every restaurant is a theater, and the truly great ones allow us to indulge in the fantasy that we are rich and powerful. When restaurants hold up their end of the bargain, they give us the illusion of being surrounded by servants intent on ensuring our happiness and offering extraordinary food.
But even modest restaurants offer the opportunity to become someone else, at least for a little while. Restaurants free us from mundane reality; that is part of their charm. When you walk through the door, you are entering neutral territory where you are free to be whoever you choose for the duration of the meal.”
― Ruth Reichl

tags: food

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