Ruth Reichl
Author of Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
About the Author
Ruth Reichl was born in New York City on January 16, 1948. In 1970, she graduated from the University of Michigan with a M.A. in art history. She became a food writer and magazine editor for New West magazine. Later she worked for the Los Angeles Times, first as the restaurant editor and then food show more editor. She received two James Beard Awards. In 1993, she moved back to New York to become the restaurant critic for The New York Times. She was the editor in chief of Gourmet Magazine for ten years. She is the author of the memoirs Garlic and Sapphires, Tender at the Bone, and Comfort Me with Apples and the novel Delicious! Her latest book, My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, was published in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Ruth Reichl
Save Me the Plums 2 copies
Verrukelijk 2 copies
Gourmet 1999.12 1 copy
The New York Times Guide to Restaurants in New York City 2000 (New York Times Guide to Restaurants in New York City,… (1999) 1 copy
Gourmet Everyday Meals 1 copy
Grave Secrets 1 copy
Ms. 1981.04 1 copy
Associated Works
Nancy Silverton's Breads from the La Brea Bakery: Recipes for the Connoisseur (1996) — Foreword, some editions — 383 copies
At Elizabeth David's Table: Classic Recipes and Timeless Kitchen Wisdom (2010) — Preface — 122 copies
The Art of Making Magazines: On Being an Editor and Other Views from the Industry (1671) — Contributor — 34 copies
The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes (2016) — Contributor — 18 copies
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- Canonical name
- Reichl, Ruth
- Birthdate
- 1948-01-16
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Berkeley, California, USA
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Spencertown, New York, USA - Education
- University of Michigan (BA|1968|MA|1970)
- Occupations
- food critic
editor - Relationships
- Singer, Michael (spouse)
- Organizations
- Los Angeles Times
The New York Times
Gourmet
Random House - Awards and honors
- James Beard Award (1984, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2009)
Missouri Honor Medal (2007) - Agent
- Kamil, Susan (editor)
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Statistics
- Works
- 43
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- 16
- Members
- 12,397
- Popularity
- #1,892
- Rating
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- ISBNs
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