Ruth Reichl

1 month ago | ruhlman.substack.com | Michael Ruhlman |Ruth Reichl |Ann Hood

We’ve just returned from the beautiful colonial city of San Miguel de Allende, 170 miles NW of Mexico City. It was my first time and Ann’s first time at the writers’ conference. John Irving opened the conference, reading from his forthcoming novel, Queen Esther. And, happily, among the keynotes was , who gave a fabulous presentation combining her memoirs and her fiction. If there is a better ambassador for the importance of writing about food, I don’t know him or her.

Jan 15, 2025 | davidlebovitz.substack.com | Ruth Reichl

While I was working my way through college at a vegetarian restaurant, one of our daily tasks was peeling two large jars’s worth, about a quart/liter each, of garlic cloves. That was what we went through in one day, smashing the cloves with the sides of our cleavers before adding them to soups, stews, and a salad dressing called Rugged Garlic Dressing, which people would order with a chuckle. But each ladleful contained a room-clearing amount of garlic. It was not for the meek.

Nov 26, 2024 | thesoberglow.substack.com | Rebekah Peppler |Caroline Chambers |Stephanie Danler |Ruth Reichl

A quick note to start - this coming Monday I will be opening up the registration for the next alcohol-free adventure retreat. I can’t believe it’s been nearly five years since the last one. I could not be more excited (or nervous) to be offering this again. I don’t know about you, but I am thrilled to be taking the alcohol-free conversations offline and getting them back into real life around the retreat dinner table. Check out a recap of the past retreats here.

Nov 25, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Ina Garten |Lizzy Dent |Ruth Reichl

Be Ready When the Luck HappensBy Ina GartenWorking in the White House may sound glamorous, but Ina Garten’s heart was most definitely in the kitchen. Counting the minutes to escape her unpleasant childhood, Ina met and married Jeffrey while he attended Dartmouth. The young couple landed in D.C., but accounting work never satisfied her appetite. While Jeffrey’s career soared, Ina was happily arranging small dinner parties in her spare time.

Sep 27, 2024 | ruthreichl.substack.com | Ruth Reichl

I was recently asked what I think about modern food writing. The question made me go back and look at my introduction to Best American Food Writing of 2018. I would say that since then things have gotten even better!Here it is, along with links to many of those articles. Food writing is stepping out. It’s about time. For far too long its’s been the timid little sister of the writing world, afraid to raise it’s voice.