Ruth Kambar answers “I adore Ruth Reichl. I have loved all her...”

Bev Goodman asked this question about Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir:

I adore Ruth Reichl. I have loved all her books. This book is so disappointing. Where did her humor go? The book is boring . I have struggled to finish it though I bought it the day it got released! I decided today I would finish it. No it did not get any better. Unless you want to read a boring saga of Gourmet magazine..don’t bother!

Ruth Kambar I loved this book. I was pleasantly pleased. I am also a fan of the magazine. I understood what an important role it played in the creation of our tas…moreI loved this book. I was pleasantly pleased. I am also a fan of the magazine. I understood what an important role it played in the creation of our tastes. I loved the synesthesia. I understood the risk-taking. I understood the creativity. I especially cheered Ruth on her journey. I too, am a lover of books. To know that Dandelion Wine was first published in Gourmet, and to see the struggle with the Lobster's lives, and the Goat, is to empathize with the animals and the characters. Absolutely fascinating! I am attending a book discussion, and we are making the recipes. To end with the German pancake also brought forward the passion that holds up this fascinating story. Thank you, Ruth Reichl. I will now browse through my older copies of Gourmet.(less)

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