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In her bestselling memoirs Ruth Reichl has long illuminated the theme of how food defines us, and never so than in her dazzling fiction debut about sisters, family ties, and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts.Billie Breslin has traveled far from her California home to take a job at Delicious, the most iconic food magazine in New York and, thus, the world When the publication is summarily shut down, the colorful staff, who have become an extended family for Billie, must pick up their lives and move on Not Billie, though She is offered a new job staying behind in the magazine s deserted downtown mansion offices to uphold the Delicious Guarantee a public relations hotline for complaints and recipe inquiries until further notice What she doesn t know is that this boring, lonely job will be the portal to a life changing discovery.Delicious carries the reader to the colorful world of downtown New York restaurateurs and artisanal purveyors, and from the lively food shop in Little Italy where Billie works on weekends to a hidden room in the magazine s library where she discovers the letters of Lulu Swan, a plucky twelve year old, who wrote to the legendary chef James Beard during World War II Lulu s letters lead Billie to a deeper understanding of history and the history of food , but most important, Lulu s courage in the face of loss inspires Billie to come to terms with her own issues the panic attacks that occur every time she even thinks about cooking, the truth about the big sister she adored, and her ability to open her heart to love. 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By Ruth Reichl – kino-fada.fr oookaaaayyy, well let me just start out by saying that I love Ruth Reichl Garlic and Sapphires is one of my favorite books ever Genius Lovely Gorgeous However This novel I mean, it s definitely a write what you know kind of thing, about a woman who works for a venerable food magazine that suddenly ceases publication Fine Gotta start somewhere But it s justokay, so the main character is a genius food person with a miraculous palate but she doesn t cook because of her Tragic Past oookaaaayyy, well let me just start out by saying that I love Ruth Reichl Garlic and Sapphires is one of my favorite books ever Genius Lovely Gorgeous However This novel I mean, it s definitely a write what you know kind of thing, about a woman who works for a venerable food magazine that suddenly ceases publication Fine Gotta start somewhere But it s justokay, so the main character is a genius food person with a miraculous palate but she doesn t cook because of her Tragic Past and she thinks she is USELESS but everyone she meets loves her and gives her free chocolate and cheese and bakes her souffles and whatnot OH and there s a gruff but kind boss, and a different g...Recipes, libraries, letters, books, food, authentic Italian butcher and cheese shops, aromas you can smell through the pages, and marvelous characters Whatcan a reader ask for DELICIOUS is a reader s and a cook s paradise DELICIOUS is one wonderful page of words after another The magic never stopped as Ms Reichl introduced the reader to her believable, lovable characters and to mouthwatering food Billie and every single character will steal your heart The characters just had somethin Recipes, libraries, letters, books, food, authentic Italian butcher and cheese shops, aromas you can smell through the pages, and marvelous characters Whatcan a reader ask for DELICIOUS is a reader s and a cook s paradise DELICIOUS is one wonderful page of words after another The magic never stopped as Ms Reichl introduced the reader to her believable, lovable characters and to mouthwatering food Billie and every single character will steal your heart The characters just had something that pulled you in.When Billie finds letters in the library of a now defunct magazine company that were sent to a famous chef, Mr Beard, from 13 year old Lulu during WWII, the book conti...I ve loved all the non fiction that Ruth Reichl has written and thought her first novel would be a treat Sadly, it seems that very different skills are needed in writing fiction vs non fiction.Our main character is a cipher We get hints about a tragic past, but because we can t know what happened, we can t really know the character Plus, she s young, has curly blonde hair and violet eyes, and the most amazing palate ever Whoever meets her fall in love with her and wants to be her friend, an I ve loved all the non fiction that Ruth Reichl has written and thought her first novel would be a treat Sadly, it seems that very different skills are needed in writing fiction vs non fiction.Our main character is a cipher We get ...Sorry guys yet another curmudgeonly review I just couldn t stay interested in this story Ruth Reichl is a seasoned writer, but definitely not a novelist.Somewhere on the TV tropes website where it lists all the various subcategories of Mary Sues, there s probably a name for that wish fulfillment main character who s awkward and self doubting but instantly loved by all who meet her despite the absence of any notable personality , and needs only to take off her glasses and change her hairsty Sorry guys yet another curmudgeonly review I just couldn t stay interested in this story Ruth Reichl is a seasoned writer, but definitely not a novelist.Somewhere on the TV tropes website where it lists all the various subcategories of Mary Sues, there s probably a name for that wish fulfillment main character who s awkward and self doubting but instantly loved by all who meet her despite the absence of any notable personality , and needs only to take off her glasses and change her hairstyle wardrobe to go from ugly duckling to beautiful swan That was this...The question in my mind was Could Ruth Reichl, food editor, restaurant critic and memoir writer pull off a cozy novel You bet she can and it was, well, delicious Like Reichl, Billie Breslin transplants herself from the streets of California to the bustle of New York where she is hired as assistant editor for a Gourmet lookalike magazine named Delicious Billie California bags are packed with a sadness of spirit not fully explained initially Part One finds Billie settling in as she goes abou The question in my mind was Could Ruth Reichl, food editor, restaurant critic and memoir writer pull off a cozy novel You bet she can and it was, well, delicious Like Reichl, Billie Breslin transplants herself from the streets of California to the bustle of New York where she is hired as assistant editor for a Gourmet lookalike magazine named Delicious Billie California bags are packed with a sadness of spirit not fully explained in...Most anyone who knows me, knows that Ruth Reichl is at the top of my favorite food writer list So when I was given the opportunity to receive an advanced readers copy of her newest book and first work of fiction, Delicious , I jumped at the chance A big thank you to Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman Delicious is custom written for people like me, someone who loves food and loves to read about it Delicious is a longtime food magazine in the vein of Gourmet, and we meet our protaganist, Bill Most anyone who knows me, knows that Ruth Reichl is at the top of my favorite food writer list So when I was given the opportunity to receive an advanced readers copy of her newest book and first work of fiction, Delicious , I jumped at the chance A big thank you to Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman Delicious is custom written for people like me, someone who loves food and loves to read about it Delicious is a longtime food magazine in the vein of Gourmet, and we meet our protaganist, Billie Breslin, just as she is hired as the assistant to the editor When the magazine suddenly seizes publication, Billi...Place this one firmly in the beach read category The prose is juvenile, especially for such an esteemed non fiction writer I love Ruth Reichl s food writing, and adored her editorial tenure at Gourmet, but her first novel is badly in need of an honest editor You ll find unrealistic, shallow dialogue, cliched themes and flat characters on the page There are brief moments of pleasure, mainly concerning glorious descriptions of meals and artisanal food Some reviewers feel that these moments Place this one firmly in the beach read category The pro...First reads I won, I won, I won I haven t won anything in like 4 years So, full disclosure I received this book through Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an unbiased review This is the first novel by food critic Ruth Reichl It s a fun story of a young woman who makes her way to NYC to work for a food magazine and to run away from her painful past Her new life is filled with adventures I got a kick out of the happily ever after tone Anything that could go right did Just a lot of fu First reads I won, I won, I won I haven t won anything in like 4 years So, full disclosure I received this book through Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an unbiased review This is the first novel by food critic Ruth Reichl It s a fun story of a young woman who makes her way to NYC to work for a food magazine and to run away from her painful pa...I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.Ruth Reichl is a well known author, so I had high hopes for this, her first novel Unfortunately, I was disappointed.A young woman drops out of college and moves to New York, where she gets a job as an assistant to the editor of Delicious, a highly regarded food magazine, not unlike Gourmet , the now defunct magazine at which Ms Reichl was editor The protagonist, Wilhemina Billie Breslin, has a unique gift One taste of anything and...Three and a half stars.An enjoyable, light read set around food and a mystery involving letters from the past Billie Breslin gets a job at Delicious the premier food magazine in New York But just when things seem to be going well for her, things change in ways she never expected It is during this time of change that Billie finds letters by Lulu Swan, a young girl who corresponds with Chef James Beard during World War 2 For anyone interested in food, food preparation and eating out, this book Three and a half stars.An enjoyable, light read set around food and a mystery involving letters from the past Billie Breslin gets a job at Delicious the premier food magazine in New York But just when things seem to be going well for her, things change in ways she never expected It is during this time of change that Billie finds letters by Lulu Swan, a young girl who corresponds with Chef James Beard during World War 2 For anyone interested in food, food preparation and eating out, this book will appeal The characters are also interesting.For some reason I wasn t quite convinced about Billie s investigation into the letter saga and search to find outabout Lulu and what happened to her But I was happy enough to go along with it There is also a romance in this book as well as the mystery, so that will probably appeal to a lot of people I...

Delicious!
  • English
  • 23 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 380 pages
  • 1400069629
  • Ruth Reichl
  • Delicious!