I read this long ago and our group enjoyed it.

I actually enjoyed this follow up memoir to Tender at the Bone more than the first book. Ruth writes about food in such a descriptive way that I can close my eyes and experience it just as she did.
This book picks up where the first one left off and covers the period of Ruth's breakup of her first marriage and her relationship with and eventual marriage to her second husband. It also describes her career trajectory from journalist to well respected food critic.

3.5-4 stars. Fun, slightly self indulgent foodie soap opera. Added bonus, recipes included at the end of each chapter.

For people who love eating and cooking and reading and thinking about food, this is a must read. For people who like romance and passion, this is a must read. For people who are getting old but still feel unsteady on their feet, this is a must read. Her first book was great—this one is better.

This was very breezy and fun. The food bits were mostly meaningless to me, as a vegetarian (surprising, considering how much of it took place in a Berkeley commune :)) but, it was still a good night's entertainment. What with my current recipe obsession, I'd like to find more good food writers.

Entertaining, but shoddily written and kinda trashy. Ruth Reichl's like the paperback romance novel writer of the professional food writing world. Buy this book (and Tender at the Bone) at the airport, finish it on the plane, then leave it in the seat pocket in front of you.

3.5 stars. What I love about Ruth is the lovely words she uses to describe food and life. Her first book is alot more captivating for me but there were parts of this book I enjoyed.

Yuck. This has been on my TBR since I joined Goodreads. Many years ago I read Tender at the Bone and loved it. I'm a New York girl and Ruth Reichl was the NY Times food critic for many years of my life. Then I listened to Garlic and Sapphires and thought that was a hoot. I was totally tuned in to Ruth Reichl and was really looking forward to this one. I repeat; Yuck. I'll pass on any future Ruth Reichl, thanks.

Briefly, because I really have no desire to re-live this experience, I have no idea why she thought the world would be interested in her flagrant infidelity and sexual exploits. She comes across as angry, self-centered, and petulant. There weren't any likable people in her life and unfortunately, even the recipes at the end of each interminable chapter are too dated to be interesting. This was definitely not my cup of tea. I wish it had been "More Adventures at the Table" and less exploits in the boudoir.

I loved reading about the start of California cuisine and Ruth's raw stories of her life. She is a great writer.

This turned out to be a perfect pandemic read - all about travel and food. I was delighted to live vicariously through Ruth Reichl for a few days.

Look, this book is templated on multiple MFK Fisher books. Lots of cooking memoirs are: personal reminiscence, recipe, personal reminiscence, recipe. Could be that MFK is using someone else's template. I don't know. At any rate, the format is familiar, the stories pithy (Danny Kaye was a gourmet cook, she chronicals a couple of affairs--not with Danny Kaye), the recipes tempting. Did it change my soul? No. Did it challenge my preconceptions? No. Was it a good read? A good time was had by all.

I'm supposed to be reading this for book group, but I can't finish it. I don't know if its fair to write a review, since I haven't finished...but here I go anyway.
If I were stuck with Ruth Reichl at a party and I had to listen to her droning on and on about her boring life, my eyes would glaze over and I would try to get away from her as soon as possible. I don't care to hear about every course of *every* meal she has ever eaten! I certainly don't care about her affair. It *was* interesting to read about Ruth adjusting to expensive restaurants after life at a commune, but just when I would get interested, she would start talking about what she ate for dinner again. Reading about food is interesting for a couple of pages, like the length of an article, but not for a whole book.
This book was just not a good fit me.