The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things. I'm interested in happiness. Ruth Reichl findhappinessinterest Change image and share on social
If you really taste a doughnut, it's pretty disgusting. They taste of grease. Ruth Reichl disgustdoughnutgrease Change image and share on social
What I learned is that how we present ourselves to the world is really how we get treated. So if you want to be treated really well in a restaurant, you really have to dress up. You cannot just show up. Ruth Reichl dresslearnpresent share on social
You look at the Barefoot Contessa or Lydia Bastianich, and it's just like watching your mother cooking. Ruth Reichl barefootbastianichcontessa Change image and share on social
One of the things I really love about restaurants is that in many ways, they are the ultimate democratic institutions, where you get to walk in the door, plunk down your money, and for however long that you're there, you can be anyone you want to be. Ruth Reichl democraticdoorinstitution share on social
We in America have gotten addicted to cheap food. The result of that is antibiotic-laden fish, foods that are bred to be portable. Ruth Reichl addictamericaantibiotic Change image and share on social
I came from a family where, you know, we sat down at the table every night, and you better have a story to tell. My father never wrote his stories down. And you know, I learned that they went farther if you wrote them down. Ruth Reichl familyfarfather share on social
The truth is, as much as I loved writing restaurant reviews, it always felt very self-indulgent to me. It was so much fun, I loved doing it, but there's so much else to say about food. Ruth Reichl feltfoodfun Change image and share on social
Anyone who has ever been an ugly adolescent - and we are legion - knows that the feeling of being unlovely and unlovable never goes away; it is always there, lurking just beneath the surface. Ruth Reichl adolescentbeneathfelt Change image and share on social