Ruth Reichl : She’ll make you hungry

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Since I woke up this morning, I’ve had a roti canai, a large serving of indian banana leaf rice, a latte, a chai masala tea that was too terrible tasting to even drink, a bowl of chicken soup, an extra large egg fried with rice and finally 20 minutes ago a buttered and salted corn cob (yes it is a lot of food!).

So as I wind down the week on a Friday night reading in bed, the stomach is demanding for more food.  No, not the feeling you get at 3pm if you have not had lunch.  This is one craving that can be fulfilled by a luxurious meal of exquisitely prepared food like Tetsuya’s tomato consomme. 

C’mon, that’s unrealistic!  Our appetite can be aptly described as such at times.  It is myself only that is to be blamed.  Reading Ruth Reichl’s book at bedtime, what can you not expect to happen?

It is clear why she became the number one restaurant critic.  Her knowledge and highly analytical tastebuds are skills not unusual to her profession but her ability to write, tantalising the senses, makes you feel as though you were sitting on her table, tasting each mouthful like how she did, deserves five stars.

When I picked up this book, there was no hesitation or no further reading needed to convince me of its purchase.  Such a pleasant surprise to find a lovely home recipe to try and actual reviews from the New York Times column inside the book. 

I may as well continue reading through the night now, I might be dining in Honmura An when I fall asleep.