Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfe…

- Ruth Reichl

A thousand years ago the Chinese had an entirely codified kitchen while the French were still gnawing on bones. Chopsticks have been around since the…

- Ruth Reichl

It is not 'only' food, I said heatedly. There's meaning hidden underneath each dish.

- Ruth Reichl

...in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, ...it is never too late to find out how to do it.

- Ruth Reichl

When people flatter you constantly it is very tempting to think you deserve it.

- Ruth Reichl

She was a great cook, but she cooked more for herself than for other people, not because she was hungry but because she was comforted by the rituals …

- Ruth Reichl

...it was so rich and exotic I was seduced into taking one bite and then another as I tried to chase the flavors back to their source.

- Ruth Reichl

Life is so endlessly delicious

- Ruth Reichl

The single most useful ingredient on the planet. In a pinch you can scramble them and call it dinner. But it only takes five eggs, a little milk and …

- Ruth Reichl