Garlic and Sapphires

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
AuthorRuth Reichl
GenreMemoir, food writing
Set inNew York City
PublisherPenguin Press
Publication date
2005

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise is a 2005 memoir by Ruth Reichl describing her tenure as restaurant critic for The New York Times. It also includes some recipes and reprints some of Reichl's columns for the Times. The book was received favorably by critics and became a New York Times best seller.