Garlic And Sapphires By Ruth Reichl

Garlic and sapphires is a memoir of her experience as a restaurant critic for the new york times.

Garlic and sapphires by ruth reichl.

For years ruth reichl has had the power to make or break a restaurant. Garlic and sapphires reichl s third memoir picks up the story as she moves on in 1993 to her most prestigious posting yet. The secret life of a critic in disguise chronicles reichl s ten year stint with the times and her effort to bring good food to the masses. She is however at times mildly critical.

There is her stint as molly hollis a frumpy blond with manicured nails and an off beige armani suit that ruth takes on when reviewing le cirque. 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. Author of save me the plums ruth reichl s iconic bestselling memoir of her time as an undercover restaurant critic for the new york times ruth reichl world renowned food critic and former editor in chief of gourmet magazine knows a thing or two about food. Garlic and sapphires is ruth reichl s riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine anonymously.

Her columns had a mission. Doubtfire to avoid red carpet trea ruth reichl is back and this time she s the new restaurant critic for the new york times. Believing that controversy is good for a critic she sometimes lets herself be brazenly frank. To demystify the world of fine cuisine.

In order to do that she decides to create alter egos a la mrs. There is her stint as molly hollis a frumpy blond with manicured nails and an off beige armani suit that ruth takes on when reviewing le cirque. 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. At the new york times where she arrives just in time for the.

Garlic and sapphires is ruth reichl s riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine anonymously.