Garlic and SapphiresThe Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
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Review by Amy Monaghan, eMusic
A "spy in the house of food."
There are two editions of Ruth Reichl's latest memoir, but only the abridged one offers the warm, wry, concentrated flavor of the writer narrating her own story of life in the culinary trenches. Eating for a living sounds like a sweet gig, but for every bit of good-guy treatment she receives when she's recognized as the New York Times restaurant critic — in one memorable episode, Le Cirque's Sirio Maccioni leaves the king of Spain waiting at the bar while wafting Reichl to a prime table and plying her with foie gras — there are plenty of grim slogs through less-than-memorable meals and lackluster service when she dines out undercover in a variety of disguises. Each chapter follows Reichl as she assumes another persona in service of her mission as a "spy in the house of food," while her reviews let the listener taste not only the food, but the anxiety that accompanies a critic's decision to bestow those all-important stars — or take them away.
There are two editions of Ruth Reichl's latest memoir, but only the abridged one offers the warm, wry, concentrated flavor of the writer narrating her own story of life in the culinary trenches. Eating for a living sounds like a sweet gig, but for every bit of good-guy treatment she receives when she's recognized as the New York Times restaurant critic — in one memorable episode, Le Cirque's Sirio Maccioni leaves the king of Spain waiting at the bar while wafting Reichl to a prime table and plying her with foie gras — there are plenty of grim slogs through less-than-memorable meals and lackluster service when she dines out undercover in a variety of disguises. Each chapter follows Reichl as she assumes another persona in service of her mission as a "spy in the house of food," while her reviews let the listener taste not only the food, but the anxiety that accompanies a critic's decision to bestow those all-important stars — or take them away.
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