{"product_id":"tender-at-the-bone-growing-up-at-the-table","title":"Tender at the Bone: Growing Up 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 Queen of Mold -- 2. Grandmothers -- 3. Mrs. Peavey -- 4. Mars -- 5. Devil's Food -- 6. The Tart -- 7. Serafina -- 8. Summer of Love -- 9. The Philosopher of the Table -- 10. Tunis -- 11. Love Story -- 12. Eyesight for the Blind -- 13. Paradise Loft -- 14. Berkeley -- 15. The Swallow -- 16. Another Party -- 17. Keep Tasting -- 18. The Bridge -- Acknowledgments -- A Reader's Guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published in hardcover in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absolute delight to read...How lucky we are that [Ruth Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A poignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [Reichl] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, steered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world's leading food writers.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"While all good food writers are humorous...few are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A savory memoir of [Reichl's] apprentice years...Reichl describes [her] experiences with infectious humor...The descriptions of each sublime taste are mouthwateringly precise...A perfectly balanced stew of memories.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\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 Comfort Me with Apples\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The debut memoir from the renowned author of \u003ci\u003eSave Me the Plums, \u003c\/i\u003eabout the people who\"steered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world's leading food writers\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"An absolute delight to read . . . How lucky we are that [Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAt an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that \"food could be a way of making sense of the world. If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were.\" Her deliciously crafted memoir \n\u003ci\u003eTender at the Bone\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a life defined, determined, and enhanced in equal measure by a passion for food, by unforgettable people, and by the love of tales well told. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with her mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first foie gras, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the organic food revolution in the 1970s. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpiced with Reichl's infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, \n\u003ci\u003eTender at the Bone\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist's coming-of-age. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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|Memoirs|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Culinary|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Women cooks|United States|Cooking|Reichl, Ruth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812981117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780812981117\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154432327958,"sku":"SP-9780812981117","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780812981117_spiral.png?v=1774944267","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/tender-at-the-bone-growing-up-at-the-table","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}