by Ruth Reichl
First published 1998
Ruth Reichl's childhood was anything but ordinary. With a notorious food-poisoning mother and a revolving door of eccentric characters, she discovered at a young age that "food could be a way of making sense of the world." From mastering the souffle under a gourmand's tutelage to witnessing the Berkeley food revolution, Reichl's coming-of-age is a sensual, character-rich journey of self-discovery, all told through the prism of the table.
Genres: autobiography, memoir, biography-memoir, food-writing, culinary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water
Setting: United States
Paperback · Ebury Press