If you start with a great peach, there's nothing you're ever going to do that's going to make it any better than when it comes off the tree. In 1970, that was a revolution. Ruth Reichl greatmakepeach Change image and share on social
World War II really fascinated me because it's the only time that everybody in this country sat down at the same table, because eating on rations was your patriotic duty. Ruth Reichl countrydutyeat Change image and share on social
By the time I met Julia Child, her husband, Paul, was little more than a ghost of a man, so diminished by old age and its attendant diseases that it was impossible to discern the remarkable artist, photographer and poet he once had been. Ruth Reichl ageartistattendant share on social
The first time you make something, follow the recipe, then figure out how to tailor it to your own tastes. Ruth Reichl figurefollowmake Change image and share on social
If you have caviar, the way to eat it is by the spoonful. Don't combine it with shrimp, pomegranate seeds and huitlacoche. Ruth Reichl caviarcombineeat Change image and share on social
One of the effects of cheap food is, we have food that is so unsatisfactory. We need to go back to flavor. Ruth Reichl backcheapeffect Change image and share on social
The implications of Americans devoting their lives to fast food are more profound than the fact that our kids aren't eating well. There are real repercussions that we need to know about and think about. Ruth Reichl americandevoteeat share on social
I think it's part of the DNA of human beings. We are a cooking animal. What differentiates us from all the other animals is that we cook and they don't. Ruth Reichl animalbeingcook Change image and share on social
My idea of management is that what your job is as the boss is to find really good people and empower them and leave them alone. Ruth Reichl bosempowerfind Change image and share on social
