One of mom's greatest acts of generosity was that she trained me to be defiant. Her great gift to me was encouraging me to be the person that I wanted to be, not the one that she and my father wished I was. Ruth Reichl actdefiantencourage 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've always hated Zagat. If I'm going to listen to someone else's opinions on restaurants, I don't care if I agree or not. I just want to know who they are. Ruth Reichl agreecarehate Change image and share on social
I think I wrote my first piece about food in 1978. Ruth Reichl foodpiecewrite Change image and share on social
'Comfort Me with Apples' is a love story, or better, two love stories. And since it deals with a later period in my life, most of the people who appear in it are living. Ruth Reichl applecomfortdeal Change image and share on social
Sharing food has always had a central place in civilized societies; it's no accident that so many of our cultural, religious and patriotic rituals are involved with eating. Ruth Reichl accidentcentralcivilize 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
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
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
Really, the only way to face the biggest problems we have is for the government to change the way they subsidize food. The way we subsidize food makes it cheaper to go to McDonald's and get a hamburger than a salad, and that's insane. Ruth Reichl bigchangecheap share on social
