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A review by dianerc
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
5.0
I really loved this book. We read it in our book club and then we decided to all cook a recipe from something Ruth mentioned. I happened to step up to the plate to make Beef Wellington, with the caveat that I had neither a) made Beef Wellington, nor b) eaten Beef Wellington, nor c) even ever SEEN Beef Wellington. I took the day off of work and jumped off the deep end - and it was pretty darn tasty! Pretty proud of myself.
This book is WONDERFULLY delightful. Her upbringing is extraordinarily funny and unexpected (her mother was a terrible cook, and yet Ruth becomes the editor of Gourmet magazine). I also love how relatable she is - she didn't attend the Cordon Bleu or the Culinary Institute - she just loved food and loved to cook - and obviously had a great talent for it.
This book is WONDERFULLY delightful. Her upbringing is extraordinarily funny and unexpected (her mother was a terrible cook, and yet Ruth becomes the editor of Gourmet magazine). I also love how relatable she is - she didn't attend the Cordon Bleu or the Culinary Institute - she just loved food and loved to cook - and obviously had a great talent for it.