The hardest part of cooking is shopping, and if you organize yourself and shop once a week, you're halfway there. Ruth Reichl cookhalfwayhard 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
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
There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them. Ruth Reichl bookstoredooridea share on social
I love to make pies - pot pies, quiches, savory tarts, fruit pies. I use an old-fashioned pastry blender with wires and a wooden handle. I never use a recipe. Ruth Reichl blenderfashionfruit Change image and share on social
For me, cooking is a way to try and please people and tell them I love them. When I fall in love with someone, I want to feed them as well. Ruth Reichl cookfallfeed Change image and share on social
In really good times, you say, 'No, I'm not taking that ad.' But in bad times, you'll take anything. Ruth Reichl badgoodtake Change image and share on social
I meet people, and we can get past small talk pretty quickly if they've read my books. It's a great shortcut. Ruth Reichl bookgreathave Change image and share on social
My mother really would make these dreadful concoctions. She really prided herself on something called 'Everything Stew,' where she would take everything in the refrigerator, all the leftovers, and put them all together. Ruth Reichl callconcoctiondreadful share on social
I'm convinced that the main reason we've become so obsessed with restaurants is due to our basic need to get out of virtual space and into a real one. We're not going out to eat merely to share food; we're there to sit at the same table together, slow down, breathe the same air. Ruth Reichl airbasicbreathe share on social
