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Cookbooks: A Writer Cooks

June 16th, 2008

Tender At the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
Ruth Reichl

It’s beach book time, when spring dissolves into long, hot, sunny days and the mind wants nothing too strenuous to read. For those of you who like a good story and cooking, too, I’ve got a couple of books for you – both by Ruth Reichl (pronounced Ryshul) – former New York Times food critic and current Gourmet magazine editor-in-chief.
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