I love Ruth Reichl biographies, so I was thrilled to see this book! It's a fascinating glimpse into the magazine publishing world told in her unique voice. I would recommend this to individuals and to book clubs.

Another strong winner from Ruth Reichl. I couldn't put this book down – read on a glorious weekend day, followed up with a long cooking session in my kitchen. Delightful.

I rarely read non-fiction and I almost never read, let alone enjoy, memoir. I was drawn to Reichl’s first book, Tender to the Bone, by the food connection and found in it an complex and well-wrought story that left me wanting more. Thus it was with both eagerness and a bit of trepidation that I picked up this memoir, which covers the years that the author lead Gourmet magazine; the arc of her tenure at Gourmet provides a backbone for the narrative. I was again both intrigued by the world of high food and fine dining that is not my own and touched by the stories of family and friends. The section on feeding the firefighters after 9/11 brought me to tears. There are a few recipes sprinkled through the text; however, that is not the reason for this book. Reading Reichl offers a window onto worlds that most will never know, the New York restaurant community, wealth, and publishing, each fascinating in its own way.

What a great way to start my year! Ruth Reichl has a gift for writing about food and food people. I’ve never read Gourmet magazine, but this breezily thoughtful memoir made me want to sit down with a pile of magazines and French pastries.

Five Stars for Ruth Reichl - again! If you've read anything she's written, you're already a fan. This is just the cherry on top. Enjoy!

Based on her wonderful memoirs, Ruth Reichl has deservedly garnered a large, affectionate following. Her generous sharing of her moments with her family have provided much enjoyment, and here she is finally able to tell about her years at Gourmet Magazine and her experiences with its mercurial publishing house, Conde Nast. It was definitely a dream of a job. I remember seeing her when she was on a book tour in 2009 for one of her memoirs, during which she enthused about the magazine and the role she had with it, how it gave her the opportunity of a lifetime, not realizing that within a few months the magazine would fold, just before presentation of their eagerly awaited Christmas issue.

We learn of how she was lured away from her job as food critic for The New York Times to be Editor in Chief of a magazine she had loved since childhood, finding herself in spacious, luxurious digs facing out on Broadway, with all the perks someone can only dream of. But there is so much more here, in that her position and glamor never went to her head. I was particularly taken by a chapter in which she describes a Parisian trip on a budget, and how cutting back doesn't mean giving up pleasures of quality or discovery.

She really is a national treasure.

Five stars to Ruth Reichls’Save Me The Plums
Loved this gorgeous book her memories going with her dad a book designer to used bookstores.When she discovered gourmet magazine the young Ruth’s love for cooing was born she cooked her fathers favorite childhood dish something he hadn’t eaten since he came to America.
We follow her path to Gourmet magazine her shock at being offered the job as its editor.The famous people she meets & her descriptions of them like the Si Newhouse has them in all their quirks jump off the pages.Ruth loves what she does shares her joys art times insecurities .She is a warm happily married proud mom to Nick a girls girl with a gang of friends
Included in this memoir are delicious recipes.This would make the perfect gift for foodies those who love Ruth& still morn the closing of Gourmet magazine,#netgalley #savemetheplums #randomhouse

I love Ruth Reichl, so reading about this fascinating piece of her life was a true joy. This book gives us glimpses into her years heading GOURMET Magazine, part of the Condé Nast empire.

She doesn’t write about the daily struggles of editing a magazine, but brings the reader into the world of food and publishing. Reichl has a wonderful knack of selecting the best tidbits of her years there while generously blending in stories about her life outside the magazine.

Her food descriptions are so rich that the reader can practically smell and taste the dishes.

Of course, the book is full of lots of gossip and inside stories, such fun for those of us who love these well-written memoirs. As a compulsive reviewer and insistent recommender of books, I urge everyone to read Reichl’s earlier book, TENDER AT THE BONE, as well as Tina Brown’s THE VANITY FAIR DIARIES. Since both Ruth and Tina worked for Si Newhouse, there’s lots of crossover gossip, making both books juicy and very readable.

I really enjoyed the multiple sensory memories that Reichl shared. I think all my book clubs will love this, and follow up with a spectacular meal. Thanks Ruth and Netgalley!

Reichl's tales of her years at Gourmet are just as entertaining as her earlier works. Highly recommended.