Candy's Raves (and Rants)

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This is my first book by this author. From someone’s recommendation, I downloaded it to listen to it and LOVED it. The author reads it herself, which can sometimes be a disaster, but she did a great job. I am a bit of a foodie myself so hearing her describe some of the dishes nearly threw me over the edge. I so totally need to move to New York – or at least visit, eh? Witty, fun and a fast listen (or read I would imagine). After looking some stuff up, this is actually her 3rd memoir. I’ll have to grab the other two

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From the Publisher
Ruth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, knows a thing or two about food. She also knows that as the most important food critic in the country, you need to be anonymous when reviewing some of the most high-profile establishments in the biggest restaurant town in the world – a charge she took very seriously, taking on the guise of a series of eccentric personalities. In Garlic and Sapphires, Reichl reveals the comic absurdity, artifice, and excellence to be found in the sumptuously appointed stages of the epicurean world and gives us – along with some of her favorite recipes and reviews – her remarkable reflections on how one’s outer appearance can influence one’s inner character, expectations, and appetites, not to mention the quality of service one receives.