{"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\u003eRuth Reichl's 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\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\"As a memento of her time at the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e she gives us this wonderful book, which is funny--at times laugh-out-loud funny--and smart and wise.\" --Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143036616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2006 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/23\/2006 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ruth Reichl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634879295644,"sku":"9780143036616","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9236d423-0ef2-4810-bdd5-c42c808d9ebb.jpg?v=1603837897","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/garlic-and-sapphires-the-secret-life-of-a-critic-in-disguise-9780143036616","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}