My Kitchen Year

No one writes as warmly and engagingly about the all-important intersection of food, life, love, and loss. This book is a lyrical and deeply intimate journey told through recipes, as only Ruth can do.Alice Waters

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:Los Angeles Times,NPR,Mens Journal, BookPage, Booklist, Publishers Weekly

In the fall of 2009, the food world was rocked whenGourmetmagazine was abruptly shuttered by its parent company. No one was more stunned by this unexpected turn of events than its beloved editor in chief, Ruth Reichl, who suddenly faced an uncertain professional future. As she struggled to process what had seemed unthinkable, Reichl turned to the one place that had always provided sanctuary: the kitchen.

My Kitchen Yearfollows the change of seasonsand Reichls emotionsas she slowly heals through the simple pleasures of cooking. Each dish Reichl prepares for herselfand for her family and friendsrepresents a lifes passion for food: a blistering ma po tofu that shakes Reichl out of the blues; a decadent grilled cheese sandwich that accompanies a rare sighting in the woods around her home; a rhubarb sundae that signals the arrival of spring.

Part cookbook, part memoir, part paean to the household gods,My Kitchen Year reveals a refreshingly vulnerable side of the worlds most famous food editor as she shares treasured recipes to be returned to again and again and again.