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

Ruth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and editor in chief of Gourmet 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 Garlic and Sapphires, 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. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-06-2009; Entirely satisfactory!; I loved everything about this book and I wish Ruth was a personal friend. The concept-- the meals, the disguises, the reviews following the visits and then the personal touch of the recipes included....what a fabulous gift. Ruth seems...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2009; Great read for "Foodies" and non-foodies alike; I'm a pretty die-hard "foodie" and I love to read books about food and travel (see some of my other reviews). This book was recommended to me by a friend, and I have to say I was skeptical at first because of the lack of "adventure" I...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-30-2009; Utterly contrived, badly written, self-righteous hypocrisy ... with recipes; After reading Tender at the Bone, I was looking forward to more of Ruth Reichl. Garlic and Sapphires was not only a disappointment, it was as if a completely different person had written it. It is ironic that in a book about disguises,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-20-2009; Delicious reading; If you love food, you will love Garlic and Sapphires. Ruth Reichl, newly hired by the New York Times as restaurant critic and already well-known as the Los Angeles Times critic, determines that she needs to disguise herself to get...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-06-2009; Entirely satisfactory!; I loved everything about this book and I wish Ruth was a personal friend. The concept-- the meals, the disguises, the reviews following the visits and then the personal touch of the recipes included....what a fabulous gift. Ruth seems...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-06-2009; book review; This book was very entertaining, and the mind pictures that she creates from her descriptions are wonderful. The narrative of meals described while dining was so real that it made my mouth water to think of the tastes she was portraying....; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-30-2009; Utterly contrived, badly written, self-righteous hypocrisy ... with recipes; After reading Tender at the Bone, I was looking forward to more of Ruth Reichl. Garlic and Sapphires was not only a disappointment, it was as if a completely different person had written it. It is ironic that in a book about disguises,...; read full review | report as inappropriate