false 30589660 899863 80642 0143036610 9780143036616 1091 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170984667m/80642.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80642.Garlic_and_Sapphires_The_Secret_Life_of_a_Critic_in_Disguise 3.84 5287 Gourmet magazine, knows a thing or two about food. She also knows that as the most important food critic in the country, you need to be anonymous when reviewing some of the most high-profile establishments in the biggest restaurant town in the world—a charge she took very seriously, taking on the guise of a series of eccentric personalities. In Garlic and Sapphires, Reichl reveals the comic absurdity, artifice, and excellence to be found in the sumptuously appointed stages of the epicurean world and gives us—along with some of her favorite recipes and reviews—her remarkable reflections on how one’s outer appearance can influence one’s inner character, expectations, and appetites, not to mention the quality of service one receives.]]> 5662 3.88 14128 2614 4 0 false Sat Oct 25 13:29:58 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 16:32:26 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 13:29:58 -0700 2008