Gabe's review
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table by Ruth Reichl
Having just read "Garlic and Sapphires", I enjoyed reading this account of how Reichl's late 20's/early 30's period led her to becoming the critic in "Garlic..."
In fact, I gained a distinct pleasure from having read "Garlic.." first, even though chronologically (both in terms of subject matter and author date) it comes afterwards. Reading "...Apples", I got to anticipate and wonder what changes would take place to bring her from where she begins to where I know she will eventually end up.
While the writing in "Garlic..." feels like New York, the writing in "...Apples" feels like California. Not only does the writing have a very dreamy quality, the life that Reichl leads in this period seems surreal - quaint restaurants amid the hills surrounding berkely, trips to france, following famous restaurateurs - You should read it just to have a taste of leading such a life, and to realize that while most people lead lives wh...more
In fact, I gained a distinct pleasure from having read "Garlic.." first, even though chronologically (both in terms of subject matter and author date) it comes afterwards. Reading "...Apples", I got to anticipate and wonder what changes would take place to bring her from where she begins to where I know she will eventually end up.
While the writing in "Garlic..." feels like New York, the writing in "...Apples" feels like California. Not only does the writing have a very dreamy quality, the life that Reichl leads in this period seems surreal - quaint restaurants amid the hills surrounding berkely, trips to france, following famous restaurateurs - You should read it just to have a taste of leading such a life, and to realize that while most people lead lives wh...more
