What better time to celebrate Food than the week before such a wonderful food holiday as Thanksgiving. All week here on the PaperBackSwap Blog we will share reviews of our favorite foodie books, recipes, memories and thoughts of FOOD! We hope you enjoy Food Week here on the Blog and we wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!
-The PaperBackSwap Blog Team
Today we start with a review by our newest Blog Team member, Charlie M
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
Review by Charlie M. (bookaddicted)
Best known as the New York Times food critic and editor of Gourmet magazine, Ruth Reichl’s first memoir “Tender at the Bone” is funny, poignant,and in some ways eye-opening. One often imagines critics – food, movies,theater- as stodgy, humorless, sitting around with lips pursed just waiting to pounce on their subject. Reichl breaks that perception from the first page.
Growing up in New York City her discovery of the pleasures of food came not from her mother (dubbed “The Queen of Mold”) but from various sources, maids, friends’ mothers. Her real training came after living in a commune in Berkeley , California, sometimes creating meals out of food rescued from dumpsters.
Reichl worked in restaurants waiting tables, traveled the world and got an intimate look at how restaurants work. Eventually, she started writing about food and parlayed this into a lifelong career.
This book gives her surprising background and is sprinkled with some recipes.
If you love food and are looking for an enjoyable, brisk read, “Tender at the Bone” is a fine way to spend a few hours – especially with Thanksgiving looming.
I have been meaning to read this for quite a while. As a New Yorker, I am an admirert of the author. A copy was available to order from PaperBack Swap this morning, so my week is off to a great start! Thanks for the review, Charlie.
A book by someone who can create meals from dumpster-dived food…and admits it in public…deserves a read. Thanks for the info!
This is a great book, hilarious at times, often thought provoking too. Ruth Reichl is a gifted writer, pulling you into her life story in her early years and taking you along for a bumpy yet funny ride. Highly recommend!