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 Read Quote
Don’t make a big to-do about the turkey; brine it, put it in the oven, and don’t think about it again. Ruth Reichl Read Quote
I’m not a big turkey fan, but my husband loves it. Thanksgiving is his favorite meal. Ruth Reichl Read Quote
It was through cooking food and sharing it with each other that our ancestors learned how to become social animals. Ruth Reichl Read Quote
I’m convinced that the main reason we’ve become so obsessed with restaurants is due to our basic need to get out of virtual space and into a real one. We’re not going out to eat merely to share food; we’re there to sit at the same table together, slow down, breathe the same air. Ruth Reichl Read Quote
The way we live is changing. Each year, our free time shrinks a little more as computers clamor for an increasing percentage of our attention. Ruth Reichl Read Quote
What I always do in times of trouble or stress is to try and do something I don’t know how to do. Ruth Reichl Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I’m a home cook, and I’m constantly embarrassed by twentysomethings who really do know the mechanics of cooking. How to build a sauce. Ruth Reichl Read Quote
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 Read Quote
