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
American food is the food of immigrants. You go back a couple of hundred years, and we were all immigrants, unless we're going to talk about Native American cuisine. Ruth Reichl americanbackcouple 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
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