Book Review: Garlic and Sapphires
I just got done reading Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise the new book by former New York Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl. It's a great look at her history at the Times.
When Reichl heard that restaurants all over the city were putting up her picture and physical statistics, she decided to come up with a cast of different characters to disguise herself as. This turns out to be a fascinating excercise, as she is treated very differently at Le Cirque (one of her first reviews for the Times) as her first character Molly then as herself.
Humorous and well written, the book is a quick read. Also nice are the recipes that Reichl herself cooks for her family. It's a great read.
A Good Restaurant is My Drug.
When Reichl heard that restaurants all over the city were putting up her picture and physical statistics, she decided to come up with a cast of different characters to disguise herself as. This turns out to be a fascinating excercise, as she is treated very differently at Le Cirque (one of her first reviews for the Times) as her first character Molly then as herself.
Humorous and well written, the book is a quick read. Also nice are the recipes that Reichl herself cooks for her family. It's a great read.
A Good Restaurant is My Drug.
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