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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (1998)

by Ruth Reichl

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Biography & Autobiography. Cooking & Food. Nonfiction. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? ??An absolute delight to read . . . How lucky we are that [Ruth Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite.???Newsday

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that ??food could be a way of making sense of the world. If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were.? Her deliciously crafted memoir Tender at the Bone is the story of a life defined, determined, and enhanced in equal measure by a passion for food, by unforgettable people, and by the love of tales well told. Beginning with her mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first foie gras, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the organic food revolution in the 1970s. Spiced with Reichl??s infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist??s coming-of-age. 
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Ruth Reichl's Delicious!
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??A poignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [Reichl] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, steered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world??s leading food writers.???Chicago Sun-Times 
??While all good food writers are humorous . . . few are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl.???The New York Times Book Review 
??Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it. . . . Reichl makes the reader feel present with her, sharing the experience.???Washington Post Book World

??[In] this lovely memoir .  .  .  we find young Ruth desperately trying to steer her manic mother's unwary guests toward something edible.  It's a job she does now .  .  .  in her columns, and whose intimate imperatives she illuminates in this graceful book.???The New Yorker
??A savory memoir of [Reichl??s] apprentice years . . . Reichl describes [her] experiences with infectious humor. . . . The descriptions of each sublime taste are mouthwateringly precise. . . . A pe
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In this wonderful memoir, Ruth Reichl prepares us for her entry into the world of being a food critic. About the unlucky meals she ate at her mother's table, about the lucky meals she discovered at the table of school friend in Ottawa, and even luckier meals she scored as a student at the University of Michigan. It seems as though all of these meals brought into focus for her and for us what happens to people when they cook for each other. Her tastes for all things gourmand grows as quickly as her taste for people. Each step of the way her appreciation for how hard it is to simply live and find happiness grows more subtle and more refined. No less than a fine Volnay. ( )
  MylesKesten | Jan 23, 2024 |
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Ruth Reichl - Tender at the Bone: I was unfamiliar with Reichl’s writing, and am checking out at least My Kitchen Year right away. #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews ( )
  khage | Nov 19, 2023 |
read this at Mary Lou's while transitioning from the Met to Park Vista ( )
  Overgaard | Aug 27, 2023 |
Ruth Reichl's book are so interesting to read. This book details her growing up years and how she came to be the amazing food critic that she is. ( )
  Katyefk | Aug 7, 2023 |
Seven-minute frosting, p.76, Proustian, especially the beaters.
  DromJohn | Oct 7, 2021 |
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Biography & Autobiography. Cooking & Food. Nonfiction. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? ??An absolute delight to read . . . How lucky we are that [Ruth Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite.???Newsday

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that ??food could be a way of making sense of the world. If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were.? Her deliciously crafted memoir Tender at the Bone is the story of a life defined, determined, and enhanced in equal measure by a passion for food, by unforgettable people, and by the love of tales well told. Beginning with her mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first foie gras, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the organic food revolution in the 1970s. Spiced with Reichl??s infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist??s coming-of-age. 
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Ruth Reichl's Delicious!
Praise for Tender at the Bone
??A poignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [Reichl] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, steered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world??s leading food writers.???Chicago Sun-Times 
??While all good food writers are humorous . . . few are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl.???The New York Times Book Review 
??Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it. . . . Reichl makes the reader feel present with her, sharing the experience.???Washington Post Book World

??[In] this lovely memoir .  .  .  we find young Ruth desperately trying to steer her manic mother's unwary guests toward something edible.  It's a job she does now .  .  .  in her columns, and whose intimate imperatives she illuminates in this graceful book.???The New Yorker
??A savory memoir of [Reichl??s] apprentice years . . . Reichl describes [her] experiences with infectious humor. . . . The descriptions of each sublime taste are mouthwateringly precise. . . . A pe

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