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Garlic And Sapphires

by Ruth Reichl
Garlic And Sapphires - Thryft
Garlic And Sapphires - Thryft

Dining undercover as a hilarious restaurant critic.

This book will take you on a culinary adventure like no other, as Ruth Reichl, the New York Times restaurant critic, goes undercover in a series of disguises to evaluate restaurants. With humor and wit, she not only reveals the secrets of the restaurant industry but also uncovers the transformative power of appearances. Prepare to be entertained and enlightened as you delve into the world of dining incognito.

  • Audie Award for Biography/Memoir (2006)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Garlic And Sapphires

by Ruth Reichl
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ISBN: 9780099489979
Authors: Ruth Reichl
Publisher: Arrow
Date of Publication: 2007-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Food & Drink
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography Memoir, Biography, Food, Cooking
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 44136 readers)

Description

"Genuinely touching, wonderfully revealing" NEW YORKERGarlic and Sapphires is Ruth Reichl's riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine undetected when she takes on the much coveted and highly prestigious job of New York Times restaurant critic.____________________________________________________Reichl knows that to be a good critic she has to be anonymous - but her picture is posted in every four-star, low-star kitchen in town and so she embarks on an extraordinary - and hilarious - undercover game of disguise - keeping even her husband and son in the dark. There is her stint as Molly, a frumpy blonde in an off-beige Armani suit that Ruth takes on when reviewing Le Cirque resulting in a double review of the restaurant: first she ate there as Molly; and then as she was coddled and pampered on her visit there as Ruth, New York Times food critic. Then there is the eccentric, mysterious red head on whom her husband - both disconcertingly and reassuringly - develops a terrible crush. She becomes Brenda the earth mother, Chloe the seductress and even Miriam her own (deceased) mother.What is even more remarkable about Reichl's spy games is that as she takes on these various guises, she finds herself changed not just physically, but also in character revealing how one's outer appearance can very much influence one's inner character, expectations, and appetites.
 

Dining undercover as a hilarious restaurant critic.

This book will take you on a culinary adventure like no other, as Ruth Reichl, the New York Times restaurant critic, goes undercover in a series of disguises to evaluate restaurants. With humor and wit, she not only reveals the secrets of the restaurant industry but also uncovers the transformative power of appearances. Prepare to be entertained and enlightened as you delve into the world of dining incognito.

  • Audie Award for Biography/Memoir (2006)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.