my Gourmet memoir Reichl, Ruth creator author. text biography Biographies. nyu 2019 First edition. monographic eng

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xiii, 266 pages ; 25 cm "When Condé Nast offered Ruth Reichl the top position at America's oldest epicurean magazine, she declined. She was a writer, not a manager, and had no inclination to be anyone's boss. Yet Reichl had been reading Gourmet since she was eight; it had inspired her career. How could she say no? This is the story of a former Berkeley hippie entering the corporate world and worrying about losing her soul. It is the story of the moment restaurants became an important part of popular culture, a time when the rise of the farm-to-table movement changed, forever, the way we eat. Readers will meet legendary chefs like David Chang and Eric Ripert, idiosyncratic writers like David Foster Wallace, and a colorful group of editors and art directors who, under Reichl's leadership, transformed stately Gourmet into a cutting-edge publication. This was the golden age of print media--the last spendthrift gasp before the Internet turned the magazine world upside down. Complete with recipes, [this book] is a personal journey of a woman coming to terms with being in charge and making a mark, following a passion and holding on to her dreams--even when she ends up in a place she never expected to be"-- Ruth Reichl. n-us--- Reichl, Ruth Women food writers United States Biography Food writers United States Biography TX649.R45 A3 2019 641.5092 B 9781400069996 1400069998 2018025584 DLC 180529 20250710133404.0 7102565 eng