{"product_id":"comfort-me-with-apples-more-adventures-at-the-table","title":"Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. The Other Side of the Bridge -- 2. The Success Machine -- 3. Paris -- 4. Blow Your Socks Off -- 5. Garlic Is Good -- 6. Armadillos in China -- 7. The Sage of Sonoma -- 8. Five Recipes -- 9. Raining Shrimp -- 10. Midnight Duck -- 11. DalI Fish -- 12. Foodies -- 13. Mashed Bananas -- 14. Barcelona -- Acknowledgments -- A Reader's Guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reichl writes with gusto, and her story has all the ingredients of a modern fairy tale: hard work, weird food, and endless curiosity.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e --The New Yorker \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"So many memoirs annoy by telling either too much or too little. This one tells just enough....The book reads not like life described but like life lived and then shaped....Each story affirms [Reichl's] desire to get beyond the surface, even as she celebrates its unlikely depths.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e --The New York Times \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Magnificent, riotous...[Comfort Me with Apples] is an extended, lilting song about lovesickness and the restorative succor of good food....Two courses of Reichl's literary cooking will leave still-ravenous readers hoping for a third serving soon. [Rating: ] A.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e --Entertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRuth Reichl \u003c\/b\u003eis the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of five memoirs, the novel \n\u003ci\u003eDelicious!\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cookbook \n\u003ci\u003eMy Kitchen Year\u003c\/i\u003e. She was editor in chief of \n\u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and previously served as restaurant critic for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as food editor and restaurant critic for the \n\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been honored with six James Beard Awards. In 2024, she received the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York Times bestseller; Author of Tender at the Bone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - In this beloved memoir from the author of \u003ci\u003eTender at the Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Reichl writes with gusto, and her story has all the ingredients of a modern fairy tale: hard work, weird food, and endless curiosity\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eComfort Me with Apples\u003c\/i\u003e] reminds you of a really great meal, well balanced and well seasoned, leaving you satisfied and wanting more.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eComfort Me with Apples\u003c\/i\u003e recounts Ruth Reichl's transformation from chef to food writer, a process that led her through restaurants from Bangkok to Paris to Los Angeles and brought lessons in life, love, and food. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer pursuit of good food and good company leads her to New York and China, France and Los Angeles, and her stories of cooking and dining with world-famous chefs range from the madcap to the sublime. Through it all, Reichl makes each and every course a hilarious and instructive occasion for novices and experts alike. She shares some of her favorite recipes while also sharing the intimacies of her personal life in a style so honest and warm that readers will feel they are enjoying a conversation over a meal with a friend. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a special Afterword by the author and more than a dozen personal family photos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reichl, Ruth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2010-05-25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Cooking|Essays \u0026amp; Narratives|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Women|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Memoirs|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Culinary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Reichl, Ruth|Women food writers|United States|Cookery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812981629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780812981629\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154432262422,"sku":"SP-9780812981629","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780812981629_spiral.png?v=1774944265","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/comfort-me-with-apples-more-adventures-at-the-table","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}