Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Restaurant Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Restaurant Critic in Disguise

Ruth Reichl

352 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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When Reichl took over from the formidable and aloof Bryan Miller as the New York Times' restaurant reviewer, she promised to shake things up. And so she did. Gone were the days when only posh restaurants with European chefs were reviewed. Reichl, ...

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lighthearted 70%
funny 69%
informative 56%
reflective 44%
adventurous 22%
relaxing 22%
inspiring 20%
emotional 14%
hopeful 6%
sad 1%

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slow 7%

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