Anybody who believes Yelp is an idiot. Most people on Yelp have no idea what they're talking about. Ruth Reichl believeideaidiot Change image and share on social
My mother's father was a doctor, and she desperately wanted to be a doctor. Ruth Reichl desperatelydoctorfather Change image and share on social
What I like best is the challenge of learning something I didn't know how to do, going beyond my comfort level. Ruth Reichl challengecomfortlearn Change image and share on social
I think it's hard, when you're someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people. Ruth Reichl boshardlearn Change image and share on social
I don't have my own garden; we're on shale and in the woods. And if I did have a garden, the deer and chipmunks and squirrels and bears would eat everything anyway. Ruth Reichl bearchipmunkdeer Change image and share on social
Given a choice between great food and boring company or boring food and great company, I'll take the great company any day. Ruth Reichl borechoicecompany Change image and share on social
Ask people to pitch in - hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party. Ruth Reichl handmakenice Change image and share on social
To me, cooking is man's natural activity. But I think writing is really hard. Certainly writing fiction is the hardest thing I've ever done. Ruth Reichl activitycookfiction 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
There is an almost anti-epicurean tradition at the very base of America. For much of the middle part of American history, people who wanted to overcome that went to France. Ruth Reichl americaamericananti Change image and share on social
