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Books : Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table |
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Books : Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table |
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by: Ruth Reichl
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5092 EAN: 9780767903387 ISBN: 0767903382 Label: Broadway Manufacturer: Broadway Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: March 02, 1999 Publisher: Broadway Release Date: March 02, 1999 Sales Rank: 22292 Studio: Broadway Editorial Review: Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Might make a cook out of a noncookI used to say that my ideal job would be to be a restaurant critic...but not to gain weight! I've gone on to fulfill other dreams instead, but reading Ruth's books allows me to live this particular dream vicariously. For anyone who grew up in the 60s/70s this particular book provides a lot of nostalgia as well. I'm not a cook, but I admit that the recipes sprinkled throughout here make me want to cook. We discussed Tender at the Bone at our recent book club meeting. One member DID make the brownie recipe here which is wonderful...and the book triggered one of our liveliest discussions ever. about the foods our moms made. Kathie Hightower, co-author of Help! I'm a Military Spouse -- I Get a Life Too! 2d Edition. Rating: - Warm and EngagingThis is one of those books that will be a permanent addition to the bookcase. Ruth opened my eyes to the fact I barely notice half of what I eat. I feel as if I've been missing out on a huge part of my life and the joy that food can bring. Her stories will make you laugh and at the end of the book, you'll just feel better than before you read it. Rating:  - No point...I was disappointed. This book is just a book about Ruth Reichl's life before becoming a famous NYT food critic. The problem is that there is absolutely nothing to say! You would expect a book to make you either dream, travel, think, laugh or anything, even scare you, why not? But in this book, you will have nothing except for a completely normal life with nothing special about it. It was a very flat and pointless read. I guess the book is worth it when you really want to know about the author, then you probably have some answers, but if you are looking for a good read about food, nothing here, a good read with an interesting point of view on things, or a thrilling biography... dont pick out this book! Rating:  - Delicious to readI've just finished reading Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, by Ruth Reichl (former restaurant critic for the New York Times), and I feel as satisfied as if I'd just had a good meal. Reichl guides the reader through her early experiences with food. She tells a good story, detailing her mother's manic entertaining style, the comforting aromas of her grandmother's house, her own initial forays into cooking exotic fare, and the wonderful food she encountered while traveling in Europe and North Africa. I loved reading about Reichl's early adventures in the world of food, and she has a wonderful, self-deprecating writing style that I really like. It's hard to hate her for having an awesome job where she eats fabulous food all day because she's astonishingly honest about her life, her shortcomings, and all the ugly flaws that make her human. Because Ruth uses food to bookmark events in her life, recipes that have been particularly memorable to her are interspersed throughout the memoir. Some that I've copied to try later include Milton's Pate (a chicken-liver pate. I've never made pate, but this one looks easy enough to try.), Claritha's Fried Chicken (I can tell from the recipe that it's going to be good.), Coconut Bread (This one just sounds so delicious that I want to give it a go.), and Alice's Apple Dumplings with Hard Sauce (which looks easy, yummy, and infinitely eatable). I so enjoyed this book, and I'll be reading more of Reichl in the future.
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