Ruth Reichl joined Gourmet as Editor in Chief in April 1999. She came to the magazine from The New York Times, where she had been the restaurant critic since 1993. Before that she was the restaurant critic of the Los Angeles Times, where she was also named food editor. Her books include the critically acclaimed, best-selling memoirs Tender at the Bone, Comfort Me With Apples, and Garlic and Sapphires.
Ruth Reichl
Editor in Chief
Photograph by Brigitte Lacombe
Ruth Reichl on gourmet.com
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: A Voce
(New York) - Per Se and Masa, the stars of the Time Warner Center, get an ambitious new neighbor.
09.11.09
- Keywords
- restaurants now,
- missy robbins,
- new york,
- italian,
- ruth reichl
magazine
Having a Grand Time, New York City
We offered some of our favorite restaurant critics a theoretical $1,000 to spend dining out in their home city.
October 2009
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- restaurants,
- chefs,
- new york
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: DBGB
(NEW YORK CITY) - With the opening of the huge, hip, new Bowery emporium, DBGB, the Americanization of Daniel Boulud is finally complete.
06.19.09
- Keywords
- restaurants now,
- new york city,
- daniel boulud,
- ruth reichl
travel + culture
Travel Smart: New Digs in Wine Country
Gourmet’s editor in chief finds country comfort right in the middle of town at California’s most luxurious eco-resort.
06.05.09
- Keywords
- travel smart,
- california,
- napa,
- hotels,
- ruth reichl
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Locanda Verde
(NEW YORK CITY) - My advice: Don’t miss the little fava bean crostino, or the amazingly fine wood-fired shrimp, and definitely go for the chicken. The pastas were all wonderful, too.
05.29.09
- Keywords
- restaurants now,
- new york city,
- italian,
- andrew carmellini,
- ruth reichl
travel + culture
TRAVEL SMART: SPAGO’S BEDROOM
Gourmet’s editor in chief finds a new hotel in Beverly Hills with her name written all over it.
05.01.09
- Keywords
- travel smart,
- hotels,
- los angelas,
- travel,
- ruth reichl
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Monkey Bar
(NEW YORK CITY) - In times like these nothing feels quite so comforting as a little piece of the past. That’s the charm of Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter’s just-opened Monkey Bar.
04.10.09
- Keywords
- new york,
- seafood,
- pasta,
- ruth reichl,
- graydon carter
food + cooking
Tender at the Bone: The Queen of Mold
In the first chapter of her best-selling memoir, Ruth Reichl introduces her mother, a notoriously bad cook who ultimately shaped Reichl’s view of food.
04.09.09
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- books,
- mother's day,
- ruth reichl
recipes
Easy Seafood Paella
April 2009
- Keywords
- diary of a foodie,
- seafood,
- pork,
- ruth reichl,
- latino
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Insieme
(NEW YORK CITY) - The service is soothing, the wine list always fascinating, and although there may be a better deal for a business lunch in midtown, I haven’t found it.
03.27.09
- Keywords
- new york city,
- italian,
- pasta,
- restaurants now,
- ruth reichl
