Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

by Ruth Reichl

What I was learning, on those weekend walks, is how much you can find out about a person merely by watching what he eats.

And did you know Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine first appeared in Gourmet?

What I want most for you is challenging work that makes you proud. It’s the key to happiness.”

I’d learned an important lesson: When something frightens me, it is definitely worth doing.

Luxury is best appreciated in small portions. When it becomes routine it loses its allure.”

The best antidote for sadness, I have always believed, is tackling something that you don’t know how to do.