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    Condition
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    Narrative Type
    Nonfiction
    Intended Audience
    Adult
    Inscribed
    NO
    ISBN
    9780812982381
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    About this product

    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Random House Publishing Group
    ISBN-10
    081298238X
    ISBN-13
    9780812982381
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    14038424594

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Save Me the Plums : My Gourmet Memoir
    Number of Pages
    304 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2020
    Topic
    Culinary, Personal Memoirs, Essays & Narratives
    Genre
    Cooking, Biography & Autobiography
    Author
    Ruth Reichl
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.7 in
    Item Weight
    7.8 Oz
    Item Length
    8 in
    Item Width
    5.2 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    Dewey Edition
    23
    Reviews
    "A delicious insider account of the gritty, glamorous world of food culture." -- Vanity Fair "Intensely evocative . . . Reichl is one of the best food writers of our era." -- Vox "[Reichl's] voice remains one of the most trusted in our disparate food universe." --Bloomberg " Save Me the Plums sweeps the reader up in the intoxicating splendor of Gourmet in its glory days, when the smart set was in it for the food, the friendship, and the big new ideas. This is the rare case of an amazing writer living an amazing life, with a book that's the party I never wanted to end." --Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth " Save Me the Plums is Reichl's account of those halcyon times at Condé Nast before the ax fell. . . . It's a study in magazine-making, earnest ambition, disappointment, and reinvention. It's also supremely readable. . . . She's gathering up the reader in her pocket and taking them along for the ride." -- The Boston Globe "A lively, sweet-and-sour memoir . . . a fun-to-read romp through a time when glossy monthly magazines reigned supreme and when top editors ruled the magazines with royal privilege." -- New York Post "Ruth Reichl is the best sort of storyteller--intimate, wise, frank, and completely engaging. Here she beautifully details her ten years running Gourmet , with all the triumphs and tribulations, and it's a brilliant tale. Every page is rich and delicious; the book is such a treat!"-- Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author of The Library Book "No one writes about food like Ruth Reichl. She also happens to be a mesmerizing storyteller. I consider this book essential nourishment." --Nigella Lawson "Reichl dishes up an enthralling account of the intrigue, obsession, and glamour that made Gourmet an institution. Save Me the Plums is a delectable behind-the-scenes journey through the food world and its rise to celebrity status." --Bianca Bosker, New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork "Endearing . . . Gourmet magazine readers will relish the behind-the-scenes peek at the workings of the magazine. . . . Reichl's revealing memoir is a deeply personal look at a food world on the brink of change." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Fun . . . beguiling . . . an absolutely delightful reading experience." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Readers of her past memoirs will recognize Reichl's lighthearted but dedicated approach to her work [and] her big-hearted approach to the dinner table. . . . New readers will be equally delighted by Reichl's account of an influential magazine, its final days and the many moments that illustrate the ways food can bring people together." -- BookPage (starred review)
    Dewey Decimal
    641.5092 B
    Synopsis
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A delicious insider account of the gritty, glamorous world of food culture."-- Vanity Fair In this "poignant and hilarious" ( The New York Times Book Review ) memoir, trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor in chief of Gourmet. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country When Condé Nast offered Ruth Reichl the top position at America's oldest epicurean magazine, she declined. She was a writer, not a manager, and had no inclination to be anyone's boss. Yet Reichl had been reading Gourmet since she was eight; it had inspired her career. How could she say no? This is the story of a former Berkeley hippie entering the corporate world and worrying about losing her soul. It is the story of the moment restaurants became an important part of popular culture, a time when the rise of the farm-to-table movement changed, forever, the way we eat. Readers will meet legendary chefs like David Chang and Eric Ripert, idiosyncratic writers like David Foster Wallace, and a colorful group of editors and art directors who, under Reichl's leadership, transformed stately Gourmet into a cutting-edge publication. This was the golden age of print media--the last spendthrift gasp before the Internet turned the magazine world upside down. Complete with recipes, Save Me the Plums is a personal journey of a woman coming to terms with being in charge and making a mark, following a passion and holding on to her dreams--even when she ends up in a place she never expected to be., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A delicious insider account of the gritty, glamorous world of food culture."-- Vanity Fair In this "poignant and hilarious" ( The New York Times Book Review ) memoir, trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor in chief of Gourmet. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country When Condé Nast offered Ruth Reichl the top position at America's oldest epicurean magazine, she declined. She was a writer, not a manager, and had no inclination to be anyone's boss. Yet Reichl had been reading Gourmet since she was eight; it had inspired her career. How could she say no? This is the story of a former Berkeley hippie entering the corporate world and worrying about losing her soul. It is the story of the moment restaurants became an important part of popular culture, a time when the rise of the farm-to-table movement changed, forever, the way we eat. Readers will meet legendary chefs like David Chang and Eric Ripert, idiosyncratic writers like David Foster Wallace, and a colorful group of editors and art directors who, under Reichl's leadership, transformed stately Gourmet into a cutting-edge publication. This was the golden age of print media--the last spendthrift gasp before the Internet turned the magazine world upside down. Complete with recipes, Save Me the Plums is a personal journey of a woman coming to terms with being in charge and making a mark, following a passion and holding on to her dreams--even when she ends up in a place she never expected to be.

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