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“Even more appetizing than Tender at the Bone, this volume is bound to visit bestseller lists.” Publishers Weekly
“Elegant description captures the imagination, tempts the palate, and illustrates Reichl’s well-deserved reputation as a food writer. Highly recommended.” Library Journal
“Reichl writes with gusto, and her story has all the ingredients of a modern fairy tale: hard work, weird food, and endless curiosity.” New Yorker
“Magnificent, riotous, erotic…[Comfort Me with Apples] is an extended, lilting song about lovesickness and the restorative succor of good food…Two courses of Reichl’s literary cooking will leave still-ravenous readers hoping for a third serving soon. [Rating:] A.” Entertainment Weekly
“So many memoirs annoy by telling either too much or too little. This one tells just enough…The book reads not like life described but like life lived and then shaped…Each story affirms [Reichl’s] desire to get beyond the surface, even as she celebrates its unlikely depths.” New York Times