Today, Jen gets to fulfill a dream of interviewing one of her favorite influences and mentors in the food world. The iconic six-time James Beard award-winning Ruth Reichl sits down with Jen to discuss her extensive impact on food culture spanning the last several decades. They hit on everything from the alarming state of the modern food industrial complex, how we source our food and the impacts it poses to our health (as well as the hope they see for our future), to what it has been like to document the evolution of food across the changing media landscape of print media and the internet. Ruth reflects on highlights from her career as a chef, food critic, editor, tv personality, author, novelist and documentarian and discusses the challenges and joys of her various roles in the culinary world, including the emotional toll of her work which has garnered both admiration and criticism.
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Thought-provoking Quotes:
The way that we eat, the way we have handed over our health, our environment, our communities to the idea of industrialized food is truly terrifying. – Ruth Reichl
The more you say no, the more people want you. – Ruth Reichl
Almost no one likes what is written about them. No matter how flattering a portrait may be, people don’t like it. So when it’s really not flattering, people don’t like it. – Ruth Reichl
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Food and Country Film - https://www.foodandcountryfilm.com/
Michael Pollan - https://amzn.to/4g1bkGV
Barbara Kingsolver - https://amzn.to/3D0fv7f
White Oak Pastures - https://whiteoakpastures.com/
Gourmet Magazine - https://bit.ly/3D2LN1B
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl - https://amzn.to/3OEwjmS
Condé Nast - https://www.cntraveler.com/contributor/ruth-reichl
New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/by/ruth-reichl
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl - https://amzn.to/4ifrUo9
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl - https://amzn.to/3BfyUk4
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl - https://amzn.to/49vwfiX
Guest’s Links:
Ruth’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ruth.reichl/
Ruth’s Twitter - https://x.com/ruthreichl
Ruth’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/@ruthreichlbooks
Ruth’s Substack - https://ruthreichl.substack.com/
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