Ruth Reichl

At Ruth Reichl's Boulud Fete, Calvin Trillin Sweats as Paula Froelich Poses

Daniel, Ruth and Harry!
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Daniel, Ruth and Harry!

Last night Gourmet held a party at Bar Boulud and Calvin Trillin was sweating it out in the kitchen.

"I just came from a memorial service," he said. He was drinking a glass of water to relieve himself from the unbearable heat. A stunning bald man dressed in a perfectly tailored suit approached him.

"Mr. Trillin," he said, "We haven't seen each other in a year, but thank you so much for the book about your wife. It made me cry so much."  read more »

The Book of Ruth: Gourmet Editor Reichl Ferments Mysterious Novel At MacDowell Colony

Patrick McMullan

On Friday, Oct. 19, Gourmet magazine threw a gala at the Time Warner Center, heralding a “Gourmet Institute” weekend during which “foodies” pay $1,400 each to hear hero-chefs like Anthony Bourdain, Thomas Keller and Charlie Palmer speak and demonstrate their craft.  read more »

Off the Record

If I’m in a pugnacious mood, I write,” Martin Peretz said. “If I’m not, I don’t.”  read more »

Off the Record

Martin Peretz.
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Martin Peretz.

Eat! It's Tubby Town

James Gandolfini.
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James Gandolfini.

It was a balmy Sunday night at the Magnolia Bakery, and it seemed as if every New Yorker not home sn  read more »

Recipes and a Dash of Fiction Not Enough to Spice Up Memoir

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, by Ruth Reichl.  read more »

Condé Nast's Deposed King of the Grill

A recent staff reconfiguration at Condé Nast is sending ripples of angst throughout the media hive  read more »

Eat! It's Tubby Town

It was a balmy Sunday night at the Magnolia Bakery, and it seemed as if every New Yorker not home sn  read more »

Eat! It's Tubby Town

It was a balmy Sunday night at the Magnolia Bakery, and it seemed as if every New Yorker not home sn  read more »

Times' New Food Critic Biff Grimes Says One Star Really Means 'Good'

New York Times restaurant critic William (Biff) Grimes has an opinion about praise.  read more »

The Rise of Maxim Magazine

Maxim , the men's magazine that trend journalists love to puzzle over– see Newsweek 's Feb.  read more »