Full name: Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table

Author: Ruth Reichl Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Memoirs, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780812981117 0812981111

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 determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told. Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first souffle , 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. Similar books: Not Becoming My Mother by Ruth Reichl Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl My Kitchen Wars by Betty Fussell The Tenth Muse by Judith Jones Toast by Nigel Slater Spoon Fed by Kim Severson The Apprentice by Jacques Pepin Consuming Passions by Michael Lee West Born Round by Frank Bruni Stuffed by Patricia Volk Poor Man's Feast by Elissa Altman Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi Spiced by Dalia Jurgensen Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Educated by Tara Westover