{"product_id":"garlic-and-sapphires-the-secret-life-of-a-critic-in-disguise-9780143036616","title":"Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eSave Me the Plums \u003c\/i\u003eRuth Reichl's iconic, bestselling memoir of her time as an undercover restaurant critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Expansive and funny.\"\u003ci\u003e --\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and former editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eGarlic and Sapphires\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"[A] wonderful book, which is funny--at times laugh-out-loud funny--and smart and wise.\" --Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Reichl\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of the memoirs \u003ci\u003eTender at the Bone, Comfort Me with Apples, Garlic and Sapphires, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFor You, Mom, Finally;\u003c\/i\u003e the novel \u003ci\u003eDelicious!;\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, the cookbook \u003ci\u003eMy Kitchen Year\u003c\/i\u003e. She was editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine for ten years. Previously she was the restaurant critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and served as the food editor and restaurant critic for the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been honored with six James Beard Awards for her journalism, magazine feature writing, and criticism. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and two cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606703313170,"sku":"9780143036616","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2fa23145-ae2d-4fcb-b0b0-6bff627bb115.jpg?v=1732298342","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/garlic-and-sapphires-the-secret-life-of-a-critic-in-disguise-9780143036616","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}