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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
by Reichl, Ruth
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0143036610
- ISBN 13
- 9780143036616
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Gifter's inscription on endpage.
Synopsis
Ruth Reichl’s bestselling memoir of her time as an undercover restaurant critic for The New York Times Ruth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and former 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. “As a memento of her time at the Times she gives us this wonderful book, which is funny—at times laugh-out-loud funny—and smart and wise.” —Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B01F-00216
- Title
- Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
- Author
- Reichl, Ruth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0143036610
- ISBN 13
- 9780143036616
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- March 28, 2006
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Wonder Book
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Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
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