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
M. F. K. Fisher was a wonder and a huge influence, and someone I got to know pretty well at the end of her life. Ruth Reichl endfisherhuge 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
I don't think there's one thing more important you can do for your kids than have family dinner. Ruth Reichl dinnerfamilyimportant Change image and share on social
What often, too often, happens in magazines is that you end up with a great editorial product, and then you're selling things that you don't really approve of. Ruth Reichl approveeditorialend Change image and share on social
Laos is a country where everything is eaten. When I came back, I would find myself chopping parsley and thinking: 'Why am I throwing these stems away? They're perfectly edible.' Ruth Reichl backchopcountry Change image and share on social
The critic has to do more of what the book critics and art critics have done in the past. Which is give you a context for understanding the restaurant, give you a better way to appreciate it, give you the tools to go in there and be a more informed diner who can get more pleasure out of the experience. Ruth Reichl artbookcontext share on social
People are so used to eating terrible pancakes, no matter how you mess up, they're going to be great. And if you make fresh orange juice, they'll be over the moon. Ruth Reichl eatfreshgreat Change image and share on social